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Duxton Farms has moved forward with a transformative merger to diversify its agricultural portfolio while navigating a challenging start to FY2026 with dry conditions impacting winter crops.

Duxton Farms proposes to acquire all preference shares of Duxton Bees via a scheme of arrangement, offering 0.839 Duxton Farms shares per Duxton Bees preference share, with up to 20% cash consideration. The independent expert values Duxton Bees preference shares between $0.64 and $0.85 on a control basis and considers the transaction fair and reasonable.

BP8 Indonesia has locked in a US$375,000 trade financing facility with Singapore’s Equenita Natural Resources, aiming to expand seaweed procurement and processing ahead of a new warehouse launch in Makassar.

Duxton Farms Ltd is set to transform its agricultural portfolio through a strategic merger with four private companies, alongside a $4 million placement and a special dividend, aiming to boost scale and diversification.

GrainCorp Limited has announced an on-market buy-back of up to $50 million worth of its ordinary fully paid Class A shares, starting March 3, 2025. The move signals a strategic effort to enhance shareholder returns without specifying a fixed buy-back price or volume.

Duxton Farms has secured a strategic lease over the Wildman Agricultural Precinct in the Northern Territory, marking a significant expansion of its mixed farming portfolio and signaling a shift towards high-value irrigated cropping.