Category: Wilmar

KALAMIA MEMBER NOTICE

Kalagro

KALAMIA MEMBER NOTICE

Dear Grower

Growers that have undertaken pricing via Wilmar’s Variation of Forward Price and Pooling Agreement (TFPPA) should have recently received an email from Wilmar asking for an indication as to how growers would like to manage their TFPPA when signing a CSA covering the 2017 season, by completing and returning the above “2017 TFPPA Transfer Request Form”.

Three options have been provided for you to consider:

1.    Keep your TFPPA Pricing with Wilmar

2.    Apply to transfer all or part of your TFPPA Pricing to QSL

3.    Close out your TFPPA Pricing

Growers considering option 2. are asked to complete Transfer Request Form by 5.00pm on Monday 5th June 2017. Wilmar will provide a “Quote” in writing within 5 business days or no later than 5.00pm on Monday 12th June 2017. Growers will than have 5 business days to accept the quote, otherwise it will be deemed that grower has decided not to proceed with the proposed transfer. Acceptance of quote will deemed to be binding.

The transfer is conditional upon QSL and the relevant bank(s) accepting the transfer. QSL have confirmed they do require a “Cane Supply Agreement” to have been executed prior to accepting transfer.

Please note that when completing option 2 table you will be required to nominate “% of TFPPA Pricing to transfer to QSL” ie. if you wish to transfer all of your TFPPA pricing this figure will be 100%.  Should you wish to transfer all of your TFPPA pricing you do not record 30% (i.e. amount of your 2017 crop you were allowed to forward price).

Growers considering option 2 should ensure they have previously completed QSL Pre-registration Form or alternatively complete said form as soon as possible to enable timely preparation and execution of their “Grower Pricing Agreement” (GPA).

If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact this office.

Regards,

  

Les Elphinstone

Manager / Company Secretary

Kalamia Cane Growers Organisation Ltd

Kalagro Ltd

140 Young Street Ayr Qld 4807 read more

MEMBERS NOTICE – CRUSHING START UPDATE

Kalagro

CRUSHING UPDATE – DELAYED START DATES

Steve Postma of Wilmar has advised feedback from growers indicates that a continuous supply of suitable quality cane is not likely to be available until the second half of the week ending Saturday 17 June. This is very early feedback from a small number of growers. Cane supply will be reviewed by Wilmar weekly until the crushing starts.

 Based on this feedback Wilmar is currently planning to have all factories ready to crush on 13 June, though actual start dates may be later. Plans will be reviewed as Wilma gets better feedback on field conditions.

 In order to try to firm up dates as soon as Wilmar can, Logistics Officers will be ringing harvesting groups next week to start gauging when ground conditions will be good enough for a start. We encourage all growers to discuss field conditions with their contractors.”

 Les Elphinstone

Manager / Company Secretary

Kalamia Cane Growers Organisation Ltd

Kalagro Ltd

140 Young Street Ayr Qld 4807

PO Box 597 Ayr Qld 4807

Tel:  07 4783 1312  Fax: 07 4783 3885

Mob: 0447 128 312

Email: [email protected]

       

Wilmar Cane Supply Agreements

Kalagro

 

KCGO has been alerted by Canegrowers Herbert River, that Wilmar pricing officers are telephoning growers for appointments relating

to Cane Supply Agreements and Pricing in the Herbert River.

 

While we are not aware of any such approaches to KCGO members, it would be advisable to treat Wilmar’s approaches with caution.

 

With the finalisation of an On Supply Agreement between Wilmar and QSL now appearing likely, and a BDCG Collective Agreement

being negotiated, Wilmar will be trying to convince growers to sign a Wilmar Agreement in preference to a Collective Agreement.

 

KCGO members should be aware that even when an OSA is agreed between Wilmar and QSL, it is likely to take a month before a contract

is drafted and signed between the two parties.  It will only be at this time that you can nominate your pricing to QSL, and as advised previously

growers now have three weeks from the time they sign a CSA to make their pricing nominations, and therefore there is no longer a requirement

to have your pricing nominations in place by the 28th February.

 

Should you be contacted by Wilmar to sign a CSA, or if you require further explanation of the above, you should contact Robert Malaponte (Chairman) or one of the KCGO Directors.

 

 

 

Attention Kalamia Members – Wilmar Extension of Marketing and Pricing Nomination Dates

Kalagro
Letter From Wilmar

14 February 2017

Dear Grower

It’s been brought to our attention that some growers are concerned the delay in reaching agreement with QSL on the terms of the GEI Sugar Sales Agreement (GEISSA) prior to the current marketing nomination date of 28 February 2017 will adversely affect their ability to exercise choice or undertake forward pricing.   The purpose of this email is to confirm that growers will be able to exercise choice irrespective of whe they sign a Cane Supply Agreement (CSA) for the 2017 season.   As you will recall, Wilmar offered all growers the benefit of the Marketing Nomination Transfer Agreement (Transfer Agreement) by letter dated 19 December 2016.    As previously advised, under the Transfer Agreement, growers:

  • have the ability to sign a CSA with Wilmar and receive the benefit of the marketing and forward pricing options offered by Wilmar; and
  • preserve their right to choice, through an option to transfer all or part of the eligible amounts of their marketing nomination and associated GEI sugar and pricing from Wilmar to QSL, once a GEISSA is signed.

The terms of the Transfer Agreement expressly stated that, subject to specified conditions (including, for example, QSL accepting a transfer):   “…signing a CSA prior to or post 28 February 2017 will not adversely impact your ability to request a transfer of a marketing nomination from WSAT to QSL.”   For growers who did not wish to sign a CSA until after Wilmar signed a GEISSA with QSL, the Transfer Agreement also allowed a grower to sign a CSA and determine their choice of marketer within 10 business days after the GEISSA was signed.   In order to make it absolutely clear that growers will have the benefit of choosing a GEI marketer for the 2017 season, whether the grower signs a CSA before or after a GEISSA is signed, and to give growers more time to sign a CSA and make a marketing nomination, we have decided to revise the Marketing Nomination Date.   As summarised below, depending on when a grower first signs a CSA for the 2017 season, the Marketing Nomination Date for that season will now be the later of:

  • 28 February 2017; and
  • the date that is 15 business days after that grower signs the CSA.

In summary, this means:   Growers who sign a CSA prior to a GEISSA being finalised with QSL have the option of nominating Wilmar as their marketer during the marketing nomination window applicable to them:

  • For growers who have already signed a CSA, the window closes on 28 February 2017.
  • For growers who have yet not signed a CSA, the window closes on the date that is 15 business days after they first sign a CSA for the 2017 season.

If no nomination is made within the applicable marketing nomination window, the grower’s nomination will initially default to Wilmar.    Growers who have signed a CSA prior to a GEISSA being finalised and whose GEI sugar is nominated to Wilmar (by choice or by default), may subsequently transfer all or part of their nomination and any associated GEI sugar and pricing under the terms of the Transfer Agreement to QSL once a GEISSA with QSL is finalised.   Growers who sign a CSA after the finalisation of a GEISSA with QSL will be able to nominate their GEI sugar to Wilmar or QSL under the CSA during the 15 business days after they sign that CSA for the 2017 season.     If no nomination is made within that marketing nomination window, the grower’s nomination will default to Wilmar.   Consistent with the above extension of the Marketing Nomination Date, the Pricing Nomination Date for a grower under the Wilmar Pricing and Pooling Agreement (PPA) will also be extended to be the same date as the Marketing Nomination Date applicable to that grower.   It’s important to note however that the range of Wilmar pricing, pooling and advance payment options available to you will be dependent on the date you submit your pricing nominations.  While growers who make their pricing nominations prior to 28 February 2017 will have access to the full PPA offering, those submitting their pricing nominations at later dates will only be able to take advantage of the Wilmar pricing, pooling and advance payment options available at that time.    Next steps   In the next few days, you will receive further details to give effect to the matters discussed in this letter, as well as further details of the pricing, pooling and advance payment options under the Wilmar PPA.   In the meantime, we are meeting regularly with QSL to continue negotiations on a GEISSA and our priority remains reaching an agreement as soon as possible.

JOHN PRATT Executive General Manager – North Queensland
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