WA's bulk grain export industry has been dominated by one grain handling co-op for decades.New competition for bulk grain exporting in WA means farmers will have more choice and bargaining power when selling their grain in the future.
The export market is particularly valuable for WA growers, who are generally able to sell grain at a higher price than farmers in the east. "These are going to be competing against an organisation which has some of the best infrastructure and some of the cheapest infrastructure in the world."ABC News: Andrew ChoundingFlexi Grain's collaborative export program is the latest of several developments from grain traders to directly export grain without using the infrastructure and services of CBH.
Though it was too early to confirm an exact volume, at least 35,000 tonnes of wheat is expected to be loaded onto a bulk carrier and exported early next year.For the last decade global agribusiness Bunge has operated a port terminal in Bunbury.