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Anglo-Eastern Plantations - Palm oil producer has quickly doubled its acreage

March 2008

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Until recently, Anglo-Eastern Plantations (FT sector: Food &Beverages), the third palm oil grower to feature in TMI in as manymonths, has suffered from the perception that its estate was relativelymature and that unless new acreage was quickly bought in yields wouldsuffer. However, in quite sensational fashion it has suddenly gone on asubstantial buying spree, with three large acquisitions since lastDecember doubling its total land area from 50,000 to 100,000 ha. Whilethis will take time to fully plant up, the feeling among analysts isthat its yields will shoot ahead in spectacular style over the nextdecade. Anglo-Easternâ€™s roots go back to the early twentieth century whentwo British merchants came into a big concession of l ...

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