Barley Bulletin

SA Barley Bulletin is a series of columns that will explain the key aspects of the deregulated barley marketing environment.

SA Barley Bulletin number 1: Deregulation of barley exports from South Australia  (.PDF) 111KB
26 April 2007
Outline of the changes to the barley marketing arrangements in SA, and what it means for barley growers and marketers in SA.

SA Barley Bulletin number 2: The role of ESCOSA in the new barley market (.PDF) 105KB
3 May 2007
The role of the Essential Services Commission of South Australia (ESCOSA) in managing the barley marketing arrangements in South Australia, including the licensing of barley traders.

SA Barley Bulletin number 3: Cashflow management in a deregulated market - pooling (.PDF) 119KB
17 May 2007
How you can manage your cash flows, with greater choices for marketing barley than ever before.

SA Barley Bulletin number 4: Applications for barley exporters now open (.PDF) 110KB
7 June 2007
Barley traders can now apply to ESCOSA for a licence to become a barley exporter.

SA Barley Bulletin number 5: Meetings to explain changes to the barley export market (.PDF) 102KB
14 June 2007
Information meetings on the new marketing arrangements are being planned for farmers.

SA Barley Bulletin number 6: Barley Exporting Advisory Committee Established. (.PDF) 10KB
12 July 2007.
A peak barley exporting advisory body has been established to provide South Australian barley growers with a channel to raise any issues of concern regarding barley exporting during the three-year transition to full deregulation.

SA Barley Bulletin number 7: Growers urged to review barley exporter applications. (PDF)  99KB.
26 July 2007.
With the transition to deregulation of South Australia’s barley market underway, growers are urged to monitor the new barley trader licensing system and provide feedback on individual exporter applications to the body responsible for licensing, ESCOSA (links to external site).

SA Barley Bulletin number 8: Understanding contracts – put it in writing and read the fine print! (PDF) 105KB
13 August 2007.
With new players in the South Australian market for barley exporting, it is possible that growers may change the methods by which they sell their barley. Selling grain under contract may be one of those options, and there is a need to be fully aware of the obligations agreed in a contract.

SA Barley Bulletin number 9: How to Use the Barley Exporting Advisory Committee (PDF) 114KB 19 August 2007
The Barley Exporting Advisory Committee has been established to provide South Australian barley growers and all other industry stakeholders with a channel to raise any issues of concern regarding barley exporting during the three-year transition to full deregulation. See what issues it deals with and how to use the committee.