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Bumper crops and bumper prices have given GrainCorp a boost, says CEO Robert Spurway.

Grains boss warns Ukraine disruption to last 2-3 years, tips bumper crop

The chief executive of Australia’s largest grains company Graincorp has warned that global supply chain disruptions could linger for years.

  • Jessica Yun

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GrainCorp chief executive Robert Spurway: The company will invest $30 million in a dozen agriculture technology start-ups in the next three years.

‘Our right to win’: Why this 100-year grain giant is bankrolling start-ups

GrainCorp’s strategy to invest in a dozen start-ups over the next three years is an investment in its future – and its culture.

  • Jessica Yun
GrainCorp chief executive Robert Spurway has announced record half-year profits.

Ukraine, bumper harvest lift Graincorp to record profit

Graincorp has benefited from the global wheat shortage triggered by Russia’s war on Ukraine and a bumper crop in Australia. But the boom might soon be over.

  • Jessica Yun
Numurkah resident Kevin Green is suing GrainCorp Oilseeds, saying it has been making his family sick for years.

In tiny Numurkah, Kevin has been fighting GrainCorp for years. Now David is suing Goliath

Kevin Green and other residents say a GrainCorp refinery stinks and is making them sick. The dispute is part Erin Brockovich, part The Castle, and it’s made Mr Green a pariah in Numurkah.

  • Michael Fowler
GrainCorp chief executive Robert Spurway says the business has benefited from knots in the global supply chain.

GrainCorp ‘benefiting’ from global supply chain crisis, says CEO

The ASX-listed grains giant has sailed through global supply chain issues, but chief Robert Spurway says this hasn’t been “just through good luck”.

  • Jessica Yun
A farmer operates a combine harvester as he unloads wheat into a grain cart during a harvest at a farm near Gunnedah, New South Wales, Australia, on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020. Media reports suggesting China could soon target imports of Australian wheat, after already turning its attention to barley, wine, cotton and beef, have rattled the market. Photographer: David Gray/Bloomberg .

'Skip in their step': Bin-busting grain harvest reviving rural towns

Grain growers along the eastern seaboard reaped record winter crops this season, with timely rain across the grain belt in NSW, Victoria and Queensland after a run of dry years.

  • Mike Foley
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A farmer operates a combine harvester during a wheat harvest at a farm near Gunnedah, NSW.

GrainCorp not rocked by China as export markets almost double

GrainCorp says its exports to China haven't been affected by recent tensions in the trade relationship, but the grain handler is still making progress in developing new markets.

  • Darren Gray
Australian wheat could be targeted by China's customs.

China's $6 billion trade stoush: Fears wheat is next Australian target

Australian wheat exporters are nervously watching the escalating trade dispute with China amid fears they could be Beijing's next target.

  • Eryk Bagshaw and Darren Gray
The coronavirus pandemic has cut demand among craft brewers for United Malt's malt products, but the ASX-listed maltster sees a strong long term future for the craft brewing industry.

Fears for Australia's craft brewers hit by COVID-19 lockdowns

United Malt's CEO says some craft brewers won't survive the coronavirus crisis, but he's confident of his company's growth prospects once the pandemic eases.

  • Darren Gray
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A 'massive hit': Farmers disappointed with China's barley tariff

Grain growers say China's decision to impose tariffs of up to 80 per cent on barley imports from Australia could cost them $500 million a year.

  • Darren Gray and Hamish Hastie

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