| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Agriculture |
| Founded | 1877 |
| Founder(s) | (See text) |
| Headquarters | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Key people | Nigel Alexander (CEO) |
| Products | Beef cattle |
| Employees | 180 |
| Website | http://www.napco.com.au/ |
The North Australian Pastoral Company (NAPCO) is a large, privately owned, Australian cattle company which operates 13 cattle stations (as well as the Wainui farm and feedlot) covering over 60,000 km2, managing about 200,000 cattle, in the Northern Territory and Queensland. It produces beef cattle which are grass fed and grain finished before sale to Australian meat processors who onsell beef to domestic and international customers.[1]
The NAPCO partnership was formed in 1877 by Queenslanders William Collins, William Forrest and Sir Thomas McIlwraith, with Englishmen John Warner and Sir William Ingram. The first station acquired was Alexandria Downs in the Northern Territory.[1]