Port of Newcastle back in the grain export game

Gregor Heard
November 25 2020 - 6:00am
The Ince Point being loaded at the Newcastle Agri Terminal.
The Ince Point being loaded at the Newcastle Agri Terminal.

AFTER a tough couple of years where most of the grain going through the Port of Newcastle was being imported to satisfy upcountry end users that could not source local supplies, the northern NSW port is back in the export game.

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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