FARMERS – WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Late surge lifts grain forecast

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Original article by Brad Thompson
The West Australian – Page: 45 : 6-Jan-15

The Grain Industry Association of Western Australia scaled back its forecast for the state’s 2014-15 harvest to 13.6 million tonnes in late 2014. However, new figures show that the crop is poised to exceed 14.5 million tonnes. David Capper of CBH says the group’s receivals have totalled 13.36 million tonnes to date, and he estimates that it will receive at least another 100,000 tonnes. The state’s harvest in 2013-14 was a record 17 million tonnes

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GRAIN INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA (INCORPORATED), CBH LIMITED, CO-OPERATIVE BULK HANDLING LIMITED

Forrest outed as loan friend of farmers

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Original article by Andrew Burrell
The Australian – Page: 17 : 1-Aug-14

Fortescue Metals Group chair Andrew Forrest has been revealed as the source of no-interest loans made to drought-affected farmers in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia (WA) during 2010. The well-known philanthropist has since also set up the Australia-Sino 100-Year Agricultural & Food Partnership scheme, which aims to strengthen the ties between local producers and Chinese food companies such as New Hope Group and Wilmar International. Forrest is optimistic Australia can become an even greater supplier of rural commodity exports to China. He has acquired WA meat processing market leader Harvey Beef for $A30m

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FORTESCUE METALS GROUP LIMITED – ASX FMG, HARVEY BEEF, GROUP OF TWENTY (G-20), NEW HOPE GROUP, WILMAR INTERNATIONAL LIMITED, GOODMAN FIELDER LIMITED – ASX GFF, MEAT AND LIVESTOCK AUSTRALIA LIMITED, WESFARMERS LIMITED – ASX WES, AUSTRALIAN AGRICULTURAL COMPANY LIMITED – ASX AAC, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF AGRICULTURE, MINDEROO PTY LTD, BHP BILLITON LIMITED – ASX BHP, RIO TINTO LIMITED – ASX RIO