Issues with road deliveries of chickpeas to GrainCorp's Mackay port facility

Gregor Heard
October 4 2017 - 2:00pm
Brian Gregg is unhappy with the availability of slots for road deliveries to the GrainCorp facility at the port of Mackay. Photo Clarisa Collis - Ground Cover.
Brian Gregg is unhappy with the availability of slots for road deliveries to the GrainCorp facility at the port of Mackay. Photo Clarisa Collis - Ground Cover.

A CENTRAL Queensland grain producer is exasperated at the lack of truck delivery slots at the port of Mackay, which he says is making it increasingly difficult to deliver his grain directly to port, a process which is around $20 a tonne cheaper than going to an upcountry depot.

Gregor Heard

Gregor Heard

National Grains Industry Reporter

Gregor Heard is ACM's national grains industry reporter, based in Horsham, Victoria. He has a wealth of knowledge surrounding the cropping sector through his 15 years in the role. Prior to that he was with the Fairfax network as a reporter with Stock & Land. Some of the major issues he has reported on during his time with the company include the deregulation of the export wheat market, the introduction of genetically modified crops and the fight to protect growers better from grain trader insolvencies. Still involved with the family farm he is passionate about rural Australia and its people and hopes to use his role to act as an advocate for those involved in the grain sector.

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