Lawson Grains farmland parcels hit the market, sale predictions to ‘truly eclipse $500 million’

Macquarie Group’s cropping giant Lawson Grains has hit the market, with the 105,000-hectare farmland portfolio expected to fetch about $600 million.

Lawson Grains is backed by pension funds.

It was established by Macquarie Crop Partners in 2012 and went on to create 10 aggregations of land, six of these are in Western Australia with the remainder in New South Wales.

Danny Thomas is director of real estate agency and advisory firm Land Agribusiness Water Development, which is handling the sale.

Mr Thomas…