Deal Tracking

St. Louis-based Post Holding Inc. is buying Dakota Growers Pasta Co. Inc. from Viterra Inc. for $370 million

The Development Bank of Jamaica announced Wallenford Coffee Co. has been sold to AIC International Investments Ltd. for US$39.5 million

Australian cooperative giant CBH has established an office in Portland OR to buy North American grain for its customers in Asia.

Russia-based agricultural investment company Irrico plans to have 40,000 hectares in its portfolio by mid-2014.

Advent International and CDIB Capital have acquired a major equity position in International Coffee & Tea LLC.

IndonesiaÕs government approved the plan to buy 1 million hectares of farmland in Australia to secure cheaper imports.

The Chinese Investment Corp. and Fonterra are proposing to buy Tasmanian Van DiemenÕs Land for US$200 million.

Inner Mongolia Yili International Group has invested USD50 million in Huishan Dairy Holdings just prior to HuishanÕs $1.3 billion IPO.

Leading California agribusiness Limoneira has announced it has acquired Associated Citrus Packers Inc. for $18.6 million.

Bayer CropScience is adding Û1 billion to its investment program to equal a total of Û2.4 billion between 2013 and 2016.