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JBS Australia is acquiring Huon Aquaculture Group after shareholders voted in favour of the takeover, including Andrew Forrest who criticised the deal, citing animal welfare concerns.
Andrew Forrest says he will hold out on approving JBS Group's proposed takeover of Huon Aquaculture until JBS brings its animal welfare and sustainability commitments up to standard.
Andrew Forrest has called on federal regulators to stop JBS Group's proposed takeover of Huon, one day after the board of the Tasmanian fishing business affirmed its support of the deal.
Tasmanian business Huon Aquaculture today confirmed it had received a takeover proposal from Andrew Forrest's Tattarang, lower than that of Brazilian meat processing giant JBS.
Andrew Forrest's Tattarang has lifted its stake in Huon Aquaculture to 18.5 per cent, less than a week after the fish-farming business received a takeover offer from meat processing giant JBS.
Major WA agribusinesses plan new investments to create scale and efficiency, while smaller operators are cooperating to access new markets with niche products.
ASX-listed Huon Aquaculture has been granted a license to operate an aquaculture farm off Geraldton, while Fremantle-based Ocean Grown Abalone has awarded a $2.7 million contract to build a processing facility in Augusta.
