Single Desk

The NSW Farmers Association is urging the Federal Government to consider the majority of wheat growers overriding support for the Single Desk system for bulk wheat exports.

The Association has been active in lobbying for the policy of the Association for the retention of the single desk and the Federal Government is acutely aware of our stance on the issue. They have stated that future wheat marketing arrangements will be in the interests of growers.

The NSW Farmers Association has numerous policies of support for the Single Desk and AWB International (AWB I) as its manager.

The Association recognises the need for improvements in corporate governance by the manager of the Single Desk.

The Association believes that there should be greater independence between AWB I and AWB Limited (‘AWB L’).

There is a clear need for greater transparency in pool management – particularly relating to the provision of pool services by AWB L to the National Pool.

The view of the Association is that significant regulation of pool reporting systems and standardised reporting of cash and pool prices should be a core element of future wheat marketing arrangements.

Publications

 NSWFA Single Desk Advertisement
  Appeared in the Canberra Times and the Australian Financial Review 12/04