Climate
Australia has a total of 6.4% arable landmass, with 49 million hectares of crop production capability. It has the sixth largest arable land area of any country in the world and provides a natural climate hedge across a large geographic area. This provides investors with the opportunity to incorporate a diversity of assets within portfolio.
Geography
Australia is ideally situated to supply agricultural commodities to the growing populations and expanding wealth of South East Asia.
Australia is a federation of six states and two territories but can be divided into 3 agricultural zones:
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High Rainfall Zone: NSW, SA, VIC, QLD, TAS
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Wheat Belt: WA
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Pastoral Zone: NT, WA, QLD
CFM has experience managing a diversity of assets and commodity production across Australia and internationally. Currently, CFM operations are centred around the eastern states of Queensland, NSW and Victoria, as highlighted below.
Queensland
Climate: subtropical and tropical
Crop Production: 2.2 million hectares per annum, majority in the Southern and Eastern parts of the state.
Cropping
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Largest producer of sorghum and sugar.
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Significant producer of nut crops.
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Potential to be a major producer of pulses and cereals.
Livestock
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Australia’s largest producer and exporter of beef and the world’s largest exporter of live cattle.
New South Wales
Climate: Temperate
Crop Production: 6.7 million hectares per annum with crop production focused in the Eastern half of the state.
Cropping
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Well established irrigated agricultural sector, world leader in improving irrigation efficiencies.
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Australia’s largest producer and exporter of chickpeas and pulses and the nation’s largest producer of rice and cotton.
Livestock
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The nation’s largest producer and exporter of mutton, lamb, pork and wool.
Victoria
Climate: Semi-temperate
Crop production: 3.5 million hectares per annum.
Cropping
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Major producer of wheat, barley, pulses and canola.
Livestock
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Focused on sheep and dairy farming.
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Australia’s largest dairy produce and export state, also a significant producer of lamb and beef.
