Recently developed horticulture station for sale in NSW

Copi Station has been listed for sale by watermelon growers, Lunar Produce, after being developed to suit watermelon production in addition to other horticulture pursuits and tourism opportunities (STCA). 

The 1,738.9ha station in Menindee, southwest of Broken Hill, has a price expectation of $12-$15 million. 

Located at 340 West Wilcannia Road, Copi Station is a productive horticultural crop enterprise, with Lunar Produce producing more than 9,000 tonne of seedless watermelons in their first year’s crop. 

The station is situated across both freehold and a NSW Water land lease, with 15 years remaining and five-year extensions thereafter.

Lunar Produce have developed the station over the past two years with new irrigation infrastructure, 28-person staff quarters and facilities, three houses, a packing shed, two machinery sheds and sundry improvements. 

CBRE Agribusiness’s Phil Schell and Angus Bills are managing the Expressions of Interest campaign, closing 8 June 2023.

“The property has existing approvals to irrigate over 178 hectares, with plant and equipment available through negotiation and the sale includes a 180 megalitre high-security water licence via the Lower Darling Regulated River Water source,” Mr Bills said.

Mr Schell added, “We are expecting interest from corporate groups and parties looking to expand their current holdings in sectors such as irrigated food production, horticulture, hay, fodder and silage production as well as feed lotting opportunities.”