Local families combine to sell Eyre Peninsula aggregation

Four local farming families are joining forces to sell a 2,695ha aggregation on South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula that’s expected to generate interest in excess of $12 million. 

The five titles cover a mix of arable and grazing land in the Calca, Port Neill and Wanilla districts that are well known for cropping and livestock operations. 

All three regions receive reliable annual rainfall, from 330mm in Port Neill through to 560mm in Wanilla, and a total of 1,770ha across the sites is arable, with the remaining land use utilised for livestock grazing. 

Within the Calca region near Tyringa Beach, the Chilba lot is the smallest of the aggregation at 335ha, with 275ha of the lot arable.  

In Port Neill, the 784ha Coomaba features 665ha of arable land with the balance shelterbelts and grazing land, while the adjoining 601ha Neversweat has 473ha of arable land.  

In Wanilla, the 565ha Culmara is suited to cropping and grazing, while the 409ha Koptucka lot has 257ha of arable land.  

CBRE Agribusiness’s Phil Schell and Angus Bills are managing the sale campaign on behalf of the landowners, with Expressions of Interest invited by November 3 and the lots available in one line or individually. 

“We’re expecting very strong local interest due to industry confidence in the 2022 season,” Mr Schell said. 

“It’s been an outstanding season in the southern Eyre Peninsula, with excellent rainfall early in the year followed by above-average winter rains.  

“The aggregation is also bound to appeal to out-of-district buyers seeking scale and diversification and corporate interest.” 

Mr Bills noted the emerging sector of carbon farming could also be in the sites’ futures. 

“These properties are suited to carbon sequestration, to levels up to eight tonnes per hectare, per annum,” Mr Bills said. 

“We’ve received interest from corporate groups seeking opportunities in this space which is adding another layer to the dynamics of farming in South Australia.”