Agribusiness and food company, Bunge Australia, has announced plans to build a bulk grain export terminal at Geelong, Victoria.
According to Bunge General Manager, Chris Aucote, the company aims to develop a modern, low-cost, efficient and effective facility that would provide a competitive new export pathway for grains in south-eastern Australia.
“The new terminal is intended to assist Bunge to offer better prices to grain growers and better service to customers,” Aucote said.
“A competitive export supply chain is widely acknowledged as vital for Australia’s grain industry, as is additional capacity to service export markets at key times of the year, so our investment meets both aims.
“Bunge has recently commissioned a similar facility at Bunbury in Western Australia. Like Bunbury, we decided on Geelong due to the capabilities of its port, complementary infrastructure and good transport access for grain supply.”
Bunge has applied to the City of Greater Geelong for planning permission to construct a grain receival facility and three storage silos that will connect to the current woodchip loader at Corio Quay North.
According to Bunge, the terminal is expected to export around 450,000 tonnes per annum.
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