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CSA UPDATE

 Members,

 KCGO and BDCG representatives and solicitor met separately with Wilmar and later with QSL and their respective legal representatives yesterday in Brisbane in an attempt to further the conclusion of a CSA and Forward Pricing arrangements for 2017 and beyond.

 Unfortunately while the meetings were cordial and frank, and there was acknowledgement of other parties concerns and interests, and pronouncements of reasonableness and acting in good faith, etc none of the parties have relinquished their previously stated positions.

 Wilmar, that their construction of agreements and corporate structure in CSA, Forward Pricing and On-supply is commercially appropriate and meets the requirements of the Act and that they have compromised their offer to QSL in recognition of growers support of QSL, and that whilst understanding why growers would be interested in the On-supply arrangements, there is no obligation or right for growers to be a party to that agreement.

QSL, that Wilmar’s offer was not commercially acceptable even though they were now being offered title to the sugar on delivery at the shed because of other terms being imposed and that they cannot operate a Forward Pricing business under such terms.

 We asked both to drop the veil of “confidentiality” that makes it impossible for growers and their representatives to know whether the growers position is being compromised by the terms of the On-supply agreement. The responses were sympathetic but without commitment to do so.

 The legal positions remain Wilmar is not agreeing to BDCG’s agreement, BDCG is not agreeing to Wilmar’s and determination of a prevailing document through which to dispute terms and conclude an agreement seems only able to be resolved by arbitration. QSL’s position to drive an acceptable On-supply agreement is without a strong legal basis because the Act is not precise about the nature, rights or obligations of the On-supply agreement

We will seek ACCC Authorisation to try to overcome Wilmar’s objection to us collectively bargaining on non-milling aspects of the agreements, and have encouraged QSL to press on with developing its Forward Pricing Agreements even in the absence of an On-supply agreement. read more

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Dear Kalamia Members,

Reminder to Members

Bins must not be filled to a level where any sticks can fall on to roads or vehicles.

An incident has been reported to Ayr Police.

The industry needs to be careful not to draw the attention of the non-sugar industry community to our uncovered bins. Loading guidelines were developed and approved in 2013. They require an amount of “freeboard” so billets do not spill from the top of a bin.

Attached is a copy of the guidelines to be applied by.

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Dear Kalamia Members,

Please note that the P & K Plot will be closed for harvesting on Wednesday 21st September.

If you require seed cane please contact Dave Paine at (BPS).

Thank you

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Dear Kalamia Members,

CSA Update

Dear members,

KCGO and BDCG met with all the other industry groups in Townsville on Monday to exchange information as to where we were with our respective discussions with Wilmar and to hear where the grower groups supplying the BIM ( Bundaberg Isis and Maryborough) mills saw the OSA discussions between QSL and the BIM mills as heading.

All felt frustration about where they were up to with their Wilmar discussion/negotiations and BDCG is probably more advanced in our position than any of those groups.
BDCG’s position will be advanced again on Monday when KCGO and BDCG are meeting with Wilmar in Brisbane to discuss the changes we have proposed to their Agreements and to push ours again.

A positive outcome from this meeting is critical and given the delays to accessing Forward Pricing that you have all had to bear already, further delays will not be seen as acceptable.

We assure you we will be using our best endeavours to get you a result as quickly as possible.