Following increased popularity of the avocado leading to a growth in consumption, you can benefit from these outstanding market conditions. The 2006 Project will form part of the largest single managed commercial avocado orchard estate in Australia.

• A commercial investment in Australian avocados with established end markets

• Professionally managed by Simpson Farms – Australia’s largest integrated producer and marketer of avocados and Primary Growth – specialist horticulture manager

• Avocados co-marketed by Simpson Farms and Chiquita - leading international marketer and distributor of fresh and processed food products including avocados

• Build wealth through attractive after tax returns over the 20 year term

• 100% tax deductibility

• A range of attractive finance options

Avocados

Avocados are the most nutrient rich fruit containing vitamins A, B, C and E, beta-carotene, potassium and dietary fibre. Avocados are a prescription for health with its nutrients helping to lower cholesterol, reduce the risk of heart disease and cancer, treat arthritis and guard diabetics against increases in blood sugar.

The health benefits of avocados are being increasingly recognised with recent survey results showing over 90% of the Australian population are eating avocados. Generally, avocados are marketed as fresh whole fruit, however avocados have a wide variety of uses including use in salads, cosmetics and pulped avocado used for Guacamole.

The Avocado Industry

The Australian avocado industry has experienced a period of extensive growth over the past 10 years and the outlook remains positive. In line with the increased popularity of the avocado in recent years, avocado production has increased significantly, almost all of which is consumed on the domestic market. Importantly, avocado prices have continued to strengthen during this time.

 

The greatest opportunity for the Australian avocado industry is the ability to produce consistent quality fruit for the domestic market to avoid the unacceptably high quantity of fruit being thrown out and to increase consumer confidence.

 

Australia is a very small player in the world avocado market accounting for approximately 2% of world production and less than 0.2% of world exports. As a southern hemisphere producer, with a product that can be transported easily via sea freight, Australian producers have a significant opportunity to profit from this unrecognised export market.
 

The Project

You will become an avocado grower in a commercial avocado orchard that is expected to enter commercial production from July 2006 by:

• licencing two or more identifiable allotments of land of approximately ¼ hectare each, called Avolots (Note: the number of Avolots you apply for will depend on your taxation profile);

• engaging Timbercorp to harvest and procure the processing of the avocados grown on your Avolots; and

• appointing Timbercorp to market and sell the avocados grown on your Avolots.

 

Features

Up to 8% cash rebate (see below)

$9,350 per Avolot

Minimum 3 Avolots

100% tax deduction for investment amount

20 year term

 

Commissions & Cash Rebates

With tax effective investments we will receive a commission that is not paid from your investment amount. With the Timbercorp Avocado Project this is 5% commission and 5% marketing allowance. 100% of the commission is rebated, plus part of the marketing allowance depending upon the amount invest as shown in the table below:

 

 

The cash rebate is paid to you as soon as we receive our commission payment ex GST.

 

 

Further Information

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* IRR upper range from independent research report