Two renowned grains industry specialists are touring key cropping regions in Victoria next month, presenting to local farmers on the state of play in the grains industry.
The specialised tour features Rabo Agri Finance senior vice president Stirling Liddell who is visiting Australia from St Louis, Missouri, US, and Rabobank senior analyst grains and oilseeds analyst Graydon Chong, Sydney.
Mr Liddell is a an agricultural economist with strong experience in the US grains and oilseeds production markets. He will be giving local Victorian growers an insight into the American agricultural industry and the relevant changes being implemented across key sectors.
Rabobank state manager for Victoria Todd Charteris said the tour would provide unique insights into the international grains markets in 2015.
“We’re approaching planting season so it’s important that farmers can apply these insights to their own circumstances here,” Mr Charteris says.
The grains specialists will visit cropping regions including Bendigo, Katamatite, Sea Lake and Horsham from March 16 to 20.
A senior member of Rabobank’s Oceania Food and Agribusiness Research and Advisory team, Mr Chong will discuss the ‘structural shift’ taking place across grains infrastructure .
“We are going from a monopolistic supply chain structure in most regions towards multiple grain export supply chains competing side by side,” Mr Chong said.
“This will impact all industry stakeholders, from farmers and grain marketers through to supply chain operators and export customers.”
New grain port infrastructure on the eastern seaboard and in Western Australia is anticipated to change how market participants interact with each other and signals a move towards exclusive supply chains and long-term service agreements, Mr Chong said.
Details: Contact Rabobank state marketing manager Will Banks
on 9940 8424 or will.banks@rabobank.com.
