Large-scale broiler farm for sale north of Adelaide

Double B Farm, a 59ha poultry farm in Adelaide’s north, with a grower's agreement to one of Australia’s largest processors, has been listed for sale by Dawn Buckby and Robert Blott, with a price expectation of circa $16.5 million. 

Located 110km from the Adelaide CBD, the property features 12 fully operational broiler sheds with a total production area of 30,599 and a total placement capacity of 535,000 birds. 

CBRE’s John Harrison, Phil Schell and Angus Bills are managing the sale via an Expression of Interest campaign closing on December 7, 2023. 

Supporting structures include a manager's dwelling, workers' cottage, workshop with office amenities, a generator shed and general-purpose storage shedding. The property has water provided via mains supply and power sourced from both mains connection and two onsite solar farms. 

“With the current requirements for lean protein likely to drive demand, this is an exciting opportunity for both high-net-worth investors and existing poultry participants. Economists are predicting consumer trends to further support increased poultry consumption given chicken is currently the cheapest meat protein available to Australian consumers and the most consumed compared to other meats,” Mr Harrison said. 

“Large-scale, contracted broiler farms rarely come to market. The asset has been well developed by the current owners and is ideally located in terms of access, staff labour and distance to nearby processing facilities, which are all critical factors to consider with poultry assets”.

Australia produced approximately 1,367,000 tonnes of chicken meat in 2022-2023 with a consumption per capita of 50.1kg per year. It is estimated that approximately 68% of Australians eat chicken meat as part of a meal twice a week with the expectation consumption will maintain its growth trajectory.