Deal Tracking

Holding company Dundee Corp. has sold its bank shares in exchange for hard assets and agriculture in a pre-emptive investment strike.

Valero Energy Corp. has pulled its $50 million investment from a proposed $233 million ethanol plant in Michigan.

In its first venture into the Australian malting sector, Cargill will buy AustraliaÕs largest maltster, Joe White Malting, from Glencore

Ukraine State Food & Grain Corp. and ChinaÕs Xinjiang Production & Construction Corp. have signed a memorandum of cooperation.

Australian Agriculture Minister states that Australia cannot be the provider of food to AsiaÕs middle class without FDI.

In fiscal year 13 the World Bank has committed $52.6 billion in loans, grants, equity investments and guarantees.

China-based company Perfect China has bought the cellar and vineyards of the Val de Vie estate in South Africa.

CHS and Ruralco form a joint venture with each owning 50% of Australian grain orientation and marketing company Agfarm.

In cooperation with the government of Nigeria Blumberg Grain plans $250 million investment in that countryÕs agricultural sector

India has seen significant increase in private equity and venture capital placements in its agriculture sector in the first half of 2013