Grain MTF Papers and Submissions

Issues Paper - April 2010

An Issues Paper was released for comment to members of the Australian grain, seed and fodder industries, on 8 April 2010.

Submissions received

• Summary of Industry Responses - June 2010
  
  
• A&B Packers Pty Ltd  Word [27 KB]
• AGEA
• Agrisemm Global Brokerage  Word [21 KB]
• AsureQuality  PDF [149 KB]
• Australian Institute of Marine Surveyors
• Australian Agriculture Crop technologies
• Australian Seed Federation  PDF [450 KB]
• AWB  PDF [66 KB]
• Blue Ribbon Seeds  Word [42 KB]
• Grain Industry Association WA
• GrainCorp  PDF [3.1 MB]
• Pacific Seeds  PDF [458 KB]
• Rijk Zwaan  Word [73 KB]
• Seedworld Australia Pty Ltd  Word [21 KB]
• Shipping Australia Limited  PDF [578 KB]

Cost Benefit Analysis

As part of the Export Certification Reform Package (ECRP) the Grain Ministerial Task Force commissioned a Cost-benefit analysis to explain the benefits and costs arising from reform of the grain export industry. The report of the cost benefit analysis was prepared by Emeritus Professor Gordon MacAulay and is available in two formats below:

• Cost-benefit analysis Grains ECRP  PDF [1.9 MB]
• Cost-benefit analysis Grains ECRP  Word [924 KB]

Service Delivery Model - October 2010

• Joint Grain and Seed Industry/ AQIS Ministerial Taskforce Export Certification Reforms - Service delivery model – Recommended Options
• Grains Service Delivery Model – Questions and Answers

The document providing details of recommended options for the new service delivery model was released in October 2010 to stakeholders in the Australian grain, seed and fodder industries inviting feedback.

The following responses were received and have been agreed by their authors to publish.

• Australian Agricultural Crop Technolgies  PDF [546 KB]
• Australian Bulk Alliance Pty Ltd
• Australian Grain Exporters Association (AGEA)
• Australasian Institute of Marine Surveyors
• Aust Mung Bean Association  PDF [135 KB] 
• Aus-slab International
• Forestry Plantations Queensland Pty Ltd  PDF [151 KB]
• Fremantle Ports  PDF [72 KB]
• GrainCorp  PDF [549 KB]
• Kelso Logistics Pty Ltd  PDF [89 KB]
• National Bulk Commodities Group Inc (NBCG) 
• South Australian Freight Council (SAFC)  PDF [75 KB]
• Shipping Australia Limited 
• Victorian Freight and Logistics Council
• Viterra Ltd 

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