PRESS RELEASE 12-4-23
GRAIN BULK HANDLERS ASSOCIATION SUPPORT CALLS FOR A NATIONAL INQUIRY INTO GRAIN PRICE ANOMALIES
The Grain Bulk Handlers Association today supported calls by the NFF, Grain Growers Ltd and Grain Producers Australia for a national inquiry into grain price anomalies between 2020 and 2022. “Allegedly, as much as $150/t may have been lost to growers as a result of these anomalies.”
“With successive record harvests in WA over two years about 50 million tonnes will be sold with farmers missing out on about a third of the world price.”
“Conservatively, $100 per tonne amounts to as much as $5 billion over 2 years for WA growers, approximately $1.5 million over the two years for the average grain grower.”
“Returning to Cooperative Principles is the best way of serving Grain Bulk Handlers Association, all Western Australian grain growers and the broader community.”
“These are reasons enough for the Grain Bulk Handlers Association to support a national inquiry into grain price anomalies.
Grains industry calls for inquiry into “billions” in losses.
By Gregor Heard
Updated March 31 2023 – 7:14am, first published March 28 2023 – 3:36pm
https://www.farmweekly.com.au/story/8139436/bombshell-report-alleges-grain-growers-losing-billions/
Grain Bulk Handlers Association supply chain update 18/5/2023
The Grain Bulk Handlers Association supply chain performed strongly in April, as the co-operative continues to work towards achieving our target of exporting two million tonnes per month by 2024, the first horizon of our Path to 2033 Strategy.
Second ASCI project underway at Broomehill 12/5/2023
The Grain Bulk Handlers Association Group has started construction of a new rail siding at Broomehill, the second of 11 rail projects underway as part of the $200 million allocated to Package 1 of the Agricultural Supply Chain Improvements (ASCI) Program.
https://www.cbh.com.au/media-releases/2023/05/second-asci-project-underway-at-broomehill
