GrainCorp deal failure a relief for small farmers

04 December 2013

An opinion piece at New Matilda has looked at the history of GrainCorp and the recent decision by Treasurer Joe Hockey to block the takeover of the grain handler by American giant ADM.

“This decision should be seen as a win for small- to medium-sized grain farmers, already struggling to come to terms with the deregulated export wheat market. In fact, the most surprising aspect of this is that a major government decision was made that favours smaller grain farmers.”

Read the full piece, GrainCorp Failure A Relief For Small Farmers, New Matilda, 3 December