Subscribe to RSS feedWheat exporters to get first round of Federal aid
A group of nine wheat exporters will receive more than $180,000 in Federal Government funding to help their transition into the reformed wheat export marketing system.
Federal support for wheat exporters
Each exporter will receive up to $60,000 under the first round of the Wheat Export Technical Support Grants initiative, federal agriculture minister Tony Burke said yesterday.
The recipients of the government aid include five companies from New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland.
All will be exporting wheat for the first time.
"Projects will target niche marketing opportunities in new and existing markets, using measures including quality assurance, paddock-to-plate traceability and organic grain certification," Mr Burke said.
"These projects will help build long-term export relationships with customers across Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa."
The Wheat Export Technical Market Support Grants scheme is part of the Federal Government's $9.37m package designed to help the wheat industry.
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