WEA accredits further six bulk wheat exporters

Wheat Exports Australia (WEA) today announced the accreditation of a further six bulk wheat exporters.

Acting Chief Executive Officer, Peter Woods, advised that the latest exporters to be accredited by WEA are:

ABB Grain Ltd
Concordia Agritrading (Australia) Pty Ltd
Glencore Grain Pty Ltd
GrainCorp Ltd
Louis Dreyfus Australia Pty Ltd
Marubeni Australia Limited

This brings to 11 the total number of accreditations under the Wheat Export Accreditation Scheme (Bulk Scheme) in the nine weeks since the Wheat Export Marketing Act 2008 came into effect on 1 July 2008.

“The 11 exporters accredited to date have met the eligibility criteria in the Bulk Scheme and will provide greater confidence to wheat growers and the industry for marketing and exporting the coming wheat harvest,” Mr Woods said.

“WEA is currently considering other applications as they are submitted by exporters.

“While all companies are being treated equally in this process, it should be noted that some applications are more complicated than others and will naturally take longer to process,” Mr Woods said.

WEA will continue to assess other applications as they are received.

Further details on the latest accredited companies and any conditions of accreditation can be viewed on the WEA’s online registry at <www.wea.gov.au>.

For further information contact Wheat Exports Australia on (02) 6202 3400 or visit www.wea.gov.au.

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