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Wellard to start shipping cattle to China

AAP AAP
19 Sep 2017

Shares in Australia's biggest cattle exporter, Wellard, have surged after the company agreed terms for its long-awaited first shipment of beef cattle to China.

Insect protein just not cricket(s), yet

Matt Mckenzie Matt Mckenzie
13 Sep 2017

The production of crickets for human and animal consumption could be a fresh frontier for Western Australia’s agribusiness industry, if a Pinjarra-based small business fulfils its potential.

Fremantle Octopus

Fremantle Octopus to extend reach

Matt Mckenzie Matt Mckenzie
12 Sep 2017

Fremantle Octopus hopes a new trap and some extra cash will propel its business into a much broader marketplace.

Fogarty Wine Group

Fogarty expands via McWilliams deal

Mark Beyer Mark Beyer
06 Sep 2017

Fogarty Wine Group’s Margaret River Vintners business has expanded its operations, taking on the Evans & Tate brand and assets, the Smithbrook and Pemberton Estate vineyards, and buying the Amadeus vineyard at Wilyabrup

EY

Galati, Harcourt among finalists in entrepreneur awards

Mark Beyer Mark Beyer
01 Sep 2017

The founders of four Western Australian businesses, in industries ranging from mining software and horticulture to construction and industrial equipment, have been selected as finalists in the 2017 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year awards.

Wellard

Cattle prices key in Wellard China option

AAP AAP
31 Aug 2017

Cattle exporter Wellard says the China market has potential but only if prices for Australian cattle come down.

Heytesbury

Profit down at Heytesbury Holdings

Matt Mckenzie Matt Mckenzie
25 Aug 2017

Profit at pastoral and winery business Heytesbury Holdings fell more than 57 per cent in the year to December 2016, to $11.7 million, on the back of lower revenue.

Kutkabubba Aboriginal Corporation

New sandalwood player to enter market

Fraser Beattie Fraser Beattie
25 Aug 2017

Some of the major players formerly behind essential oils business Mt Romance are involved in a new sandalwood player in Western Australia, which is half-owned by an indigenous group.

Santanol

Santanol dispute heads to court

Mark Beyer Mark Beyer
24 Aug 2017

A group of Western Australian investors has started legal action against US-based KKR, calling on the private equity giant to buy them out of Indian sandalwood producer Santanol Group at fair value or else have the business wound-up.

Santanol

Santanol imbroglio rivals Quintis saga

Mark Beyer Mark Beyer
18 Aug 2017

A dispute over Indian sandalwood producer Santanol Group has pitted 21 Western Australian investors, led by forestry veterans Bob Bunning and Tony Jack, against private equity giant KKR and its local representatives, including Jock Clough and incoming Wesfarmers executive Ed Bostock.

Aqua Ferre

Feds knock back WA irrigation projects

Mark Beyer Mark Beyer
18 Aug 2017

UPDATED: The federal government has declined to provide co-funding for two irrigation projects in Western Australia’s South West that were expected to trigger a total investment of $460 million and create 1,500 jobs, after an expert panel found the WA government did not fully address the assessment criteria.

Quintis

Quintis investor holds off plantation sale

Business News Business News
14 Aug 2017

An investor has chosen not to sell a parcel of plantations to troubled sandalwood producer Quintis, with the first deadline to exercise the option having expired.

CBH Group

Wilson to lead CBH

Business News Business News
09 Aug 2017

CBH Group has announced a surprise selection as its new chief executive, recruiting former BHP iron ore boss Jimmy Wilson to succeed Andrew Crane.

Mareterram

Mareterram targets growth through acquisition

Matt Mckenzie Matt Mckenzie
08 Aug 2017

Fremantle-based seafood producer Mareterram has examined more than 30 potential acquisition opportunities in the past couple of years as it seeks to grow into a larger diversified business focused on protein.

Co-op to share Nannup truffles

Dan Wilkie Dan Wilkie
28 Jul 2017

A new share-farming initiative is being established in the state’s South West, giving the public the opportunity to stake a patch in the exclusive and expensive truffles market.

Wellard

Wellard tumbles on loss expectations

Fraser Beattie Fraser Beattie
18 Jul 2017

Shares in Wellard have hit an all-time low after the live cattle exporter flagged a disappointing end-of-year result.

Quintis

Wilson owes $11m: Quintis

Fraser Beattie Fraser Beattie
17 Jul 2017

Troubled Perth company Quintis plans to take legal action against its founder and former managing director over claims he has failed to meet repayment obligations on an $11 million loan.

Department of Agriculture and Food

Local opportunity in premium products

Matt Mckenzie Matt Mckenzie
07 Jul 2017

Olive oil, chocolate, avocados, marron and cider are among a number of Western Australian products that are ideal for local industry to target as premium markets, according to a report commissioned by the Department of Agriculture and food released Thursday night.

CBH Group

CBH opens malt facility in Vietnam

Matt Mckenzie Matt Mckenzie
05 Jul 2017

Grain handling cooperative CBH Group’s partially owned subsidiary, Interflour, has officially opened a new malt production facility in Vietnam, which it said would give Western Australian farmers better access to the Asian nation’s beer market.

Atlas Pearls and Perfumes

Atlas Pearls in debt deal with Martin

Business News Business News
28 Jun 2017

Aquacuture firm Atlas Pearls and Perfumes has locked in two debt facility agreements for a total of $3 million, one of which is with its director, Tim Martin.

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