AWB pool fades into history

Gregor Heard
August 19 2019 - 7:00pm
Jock Munro, front, was a fierce defender of AWB's former national pool as part of a single desk marketing system but says upon deregulation AWB became just another company and that he is not surprised at the news it will not offer harvest pools this year.
Jock Munro, front, was a fierce defender of AWB's former national pool as part of a single desk marketing system but says upon deregulation AWB became just another company and that he is not surprised at the news it will not offer harvest pools this year.

THE ICONIC AWB wheat pool will be relegated to history with the news the company does not plan to offer harvest pool products this year.

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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