Here we are, looking a little tired - but excited about the trip ahead!
Friday 28 February 2014
We have landed!
After meeting our host Ted from Zennnoh in Hong Kong, we have arrived safely in chilly Tokyo.
Pre-departure snap
It's getting towards midnight and we are just about to board our first flight to Tokyo, via Hong Kong.
Will check in again from chilly Japan!
Monday 3 February 2014
Growers set to meet their key customers
The CBH Group is always looking for ways to connect growers to our wide network of international customers, so following the success of previous grower study tours to locations in South East Asia and the Middle East we are now gearing up for our third annual grower trip – this time to Japan, China and Vietnam.
This year, we will host nine growers on a two week trip to meet key buyers and see firsthand why Australian grown grains are such important commodities to our Asian neighbours.
Departing on 28 February, the group includes Andrew Nixon from Moora, Gary Walter from Esperance, Phil Mincherton from Ballidu, Chris Syme from Cunderdin, John Northover from Dallwallinu, Natalie Browning from Kondinin, Andrew Chitty from Williams, Paul Cunningham from Tambellup and Dean Levett from Walkaway.
Growers will visit Japan to gain insight into the ancient Japanese udon noodle making industry and visit feed and malting barley facilities. They will meet key customers in Tokyo and learn how their products are marketed and have open conversations about future trends in the market. Japan is CBH’s longest standing customer and is still our most consistent buyer, so the visit acknowledges the commitment Japanese customers have made in supporting Western Australia and our commitment to providing high quality grain into the Japanese market.
With the Chinese market continually emerging as one of our biggest grain customers it was important to include China on the itinerary for this trip. China is quickly moving towards a predominantly urbanised population with less grain produced domestically and consumers demanding a higher protein diet. With this in mind it is clear to see why an unprecedented amount of quality Western Australian grain was shipped into the Chinese market in recent years.
The tour will conclude on 15 March in the rapidly growing wheat market of Vietnam, where Australian wheat makes up approximately 80 per cent of the country’s imports. Over the next five years, Vietnamese consumption is expected to reach 2.5 million metric tonnes per year, making Vietnam a key focus for our growers into the future. The group will take a behind the scenes look at the CBH Interflour mills in Ho Chi Minh City and visit CaiMep Port terminal and flour mill operations.
This year, we will host nine growers on a two week trip to meet key buyers and see firsthand why Australian grown grains are such important commodities to our Asian neighbours.
Departing on 28 February, the group includes Andrew Nixon from Moora, Gary Walter from Esperance, Phil Mincherton from Ballidu, Chris Syme from Cunderdin, John Northover from Dallwallinu, Natalie Browning from Kondinin, Andrew Chitty from Williams, Paul Cunningham from Tambellup and Dean Levett from Walkaway.
Growers will visit Japan to gain insight into the ancient Japanese udon noodle making industry and visit feed and malting barley facilities. They will meet key customers in Tokyo and learn how their products are marketed and have open conversations about future trends in the market. Japan is CBH’s longest standing customer and is still our most consistent buyer, so the visit acknowledges the commitment Japanese customers have made in supporting Western Australia and our commitment to providing high quality grain into the Japanese market.
With the Chinese market continually emerging as one of our biggest grain customers it was important to include China on the itinerary for this trip. China is quickly moving towards a predominantly urbanised population with less grain produced domestically and consumers demanding a higher protein diet. With this in mind it is clear to see why an unprecedented amount of quality Western Australian grain was shipped into the Chinese market in recent years.
The tour will conclude on 15 March in the rapidly growing wheat market of Vietnam, where Australian wheat makes up approximately 80 per cent of the country’s imports. Over the next five years, Vietnamese consumption is expected to reach 2.5 million metric tonnes per year, making Vietnam a key focus for our growers into the future. The group will take a behind the scenes look at the CBH Interflour mills in Ho Chi Minh City and visit CaiMep Port terminal and flour mill operations.
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