Pecan farm investment opportunity – koster area

16.825 ha agricultural property situated approximately 16 km from Koster, offering an established pecan orchard with income-generating potential and scope for further development.

Approximately 8 ha is planted with 1,600 pecan nut trees, planted at 10 m x 5 m spacing, consisting of the cultivars Wichita, Choctaw, Pawnee and Barton. The trees range from 4 to 8 years old, with 400 trees in each age group. The property has high-potential Hutton soil, well suited to agricultural production.

Water resources include a newly drilled but unequipped borehole and some fountain water. An estimated R200,000 investment would be required to establish irrigation for the existing pecan orchard. Irrigation, together with proper orchard management, would be important in unlocking the production potential of the trees.

The remaining land includes approximately 3 ha of grazing and 5 ha with black wattle and poplar trees. There is also a white family graveyard on the property.

The property has potential for additional pecan trees or other agricultural development, although further development will require capital, infrastructure and considerable work. There is currently no infrastructure on the property, and two boundaries are completely unfenced, while the other two borders are fenced.

INVESTMENT HIGHLIGHT

An opportunity to acquire an established pecan orchard on fertile Hutton soil, with mature trees already in production age, water resources and significant future development potential. The property should, however, be viewed as an agricultural development opportunity with income-generating potential, rather than a fully developed commercial pecan farm.