Dear Growers
Further to 2017 Marketing Choice communication from Greg Beashel of QLS dated 28/03/2017 posted on our website recently further contact has been made with Greg for clarity around schedules yet to be provided by Wilmar.
The two schedules namely, grower information Wilmar is to provide QSL and that relating to co-mingling sugar at the terminals. It is critical QSL are provided with these schedules before they can assess whether the draft OSA is acceptable. Greg also mentioned that the Federal Government had released the Productivity Commission Report today. The report recommends that the amendments to the Sugar Industry Act, which provide grower choice, should be repealed as well as recommending that QSL should lose its tax free status, both of which would have serious implications for the sugar industry.
Link to overview report – http://www.pc.gov.au/inquiries/completed/agriculture/report/agriculture-overview.pdf
Les Elphinstone