GrainCorp has announced that it has entered into a strategic marketing alliance with the largest cooperative grain marketer in the United States, CHS Inc. in order to reach new markets. The new marketing alliance will focus on the bulk export of durum from Australia and will commence immediately. CHS Inc. is a leading global durum marketer, with strong linkages to millers and more than half a century of durum milling expertise. The GrainCorp - CHS Inc. alliance integrates the Australian durum industry... ...Read more »

ABB Grain, a leading Australian agribusiness, has completed their acquisition of the ruminant business of New Zealand’s PCL Feeds, a division of Mainland Poultry Ltd. ABB Grain markets a wide range of cereal grains, oilseeds and pulses to customers in Australia and overseas, and last year embarked on a joint venture in Ukraine - signalling their expansion intentions. From July 1 ABB Grain assumed full management of PCL’s New Plymouth mill on the north island, including production, procurement... ...Read more »

The Rudd Government has passed legislation to overhaul the bulk wheat export marketing system.The reform honours an election commitment, giving Australian wheat growers the right to choose who exports their produce for the first time in 60 years. The House of Representatives today accepted the amended Bill passed by the Senate last week, clearing the way for the new bulk wheat export marketing system to be in place by 1 July 2008. The reformed system is designed to provide new opportunities for growers... ...Read more »