Kaniva land sale hits $6820 an acre

Gregor Heard
February 12 2021 - 3:00pm
FarmBuy Real Estate
BIG PURCHASE: From left to right land buyers the Eastwood family, Diane, Malcolm, Abbie, holding Isla, and Sam and the Drummond family, Kim, Peter and Penelope, representing the estate of the vendors, the Goodwin family, and agent Stuart Kyle, Westech Real Estate, following the record sale at Kaniva earlier in the month.
BIG PURCHASE: From left to right land buyers the Eastwood family, Diane, Malcolm, Abbie, holding Isla, and Sam and the Drummond family, Kim, Peter and Penelope, representing the estate of the vendors, the Goodwin family, and agent Stuart Kyle, Westech Real Estate, following the record sale at Kaniva earlier in the month.

A COMBINATION of a terrific season, low interest rates and keen demand has seen a land sale in the tightly held Kaniva district in far western Victoria break Wimmera records for farming land.

Gregor Heard

Gregor Heard

National Grains Industry Reporter

Gregor Heard is ACM's national grains industry reporter, based in Horsham, Victoria. He has a wealth of knowledge surrounding the cropping sector through his 15 years in the role. Prior to that he was with the Fairfax network as a reporter with Stock & Land. Some of the major issues he has reported on during his time with the company include the deregulation of the export wheat market, the introduction of genetically modified crops and the fight to protect growers better from grain trader insolvencies. Still involved with the family farm he is passionate about rural Australia and its people and hopes to use his role to act as an advocate for those involved in the grain sector.

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