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United States grain handler Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has expanded its relationship with Japanese agricultural commodities group Marubeni Corporation to grow its access to Asian grain markets. As part of their joint venture relationship, the…
Bunge Australia has announced plans for a 450,000 tonne a year export facility in Geelong, Victoria. The facility will be modelled after Bunge’s newest port facility which has recently been set up in Bunbury, Western…
NSW Ports are looking to increase agricultural exports following the opening of a third container terminal in Sydney. The new terminal is the major part of a $1 billion Port Botany expansion and is operated…
Wheat and barley are being shipped from Victoria and South Australia to Queensland because of a lack of grain in the north of the country. The transportation is by boat and is an oddity for…
Australia looks set to re-establish trade in animal-based stockfeed and stockfeed ingredients with Japan after a new agreement was reached last month. The agreement will open the market to trades of these materials, with an…
Bulk grain handler Graincorp has announced a new $200 million project set to change the face of its East Coast storage and logistics network. Named “Project Regeneration,” it will seek to invest in a few…
Each year CIS performs a large volume of pesticide residue analysis on grain prior to export overseas. On rare occasions we detect low levels of chemical residue in grain samples that although aren’t exceeding maximum…
The first grain deliveries have been made to Bunge’s new Bunbury port facility, allowing it to test out silos and equipment. Last month, 3,000 tonnes of wheat were trucked to the site and run through…
In March, ABC’s Landline broadcast the ‘Against the Grain’ program, from reporter Chris Clark. Clark spoke to grain growers, traders and exporters to understand some of the issues facing the grain industry in 2014 –…
Newcastle’s new grain terminal Newcastle Agri Terminal (NAT) has opened, with CIS involved in the port’s maiden shipment. Last week, 28,000 tonnes of durum wheat was loaded and shipped to Algeria aboard the MV North…
