Australia’s bulk grain exports were 40.6 million tonnes for 2021–22, and exceeded the previous season’s record by 22 per cent, according to the ACCC’s most recent Bulk grain ports monitoring report published today.
This followed a record total grain production in 2021–22 in Australia of 65.7 million tonnes, an increase of 11 per cent on the previous record in 2020–21.
On 4 November 2022, T-Ports Pty Ltd applied to the ACCC seeking to be determined an exempt service provider of port terminal services at its port terminal facility currently under construction at Wallaroo.
On 4 November 2022, T-Ports Pty Ltd applied to the ACCC seeking to be determined an exempt service provider of port terminal services at its port terminal facility currently under construction at Wallaroo.
ACCC consultation with the bulk grain export industry has shown that grower representative groups and some exporters generally support regulation of bulk grain export supply chains, but port terminal operators largely do not. Grain exporters are, however, concerned about a lack of transparency in the way that port operators allocate capacity to them.
The wheat port code began in 2014. It replaced the previous legislation and access undertaking rules. The ACCC provided 2 submissions to the review by the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources in 2017 and 2018.