LDC in Australia
As one of the world’s leading exporters of both grains, cotton, and pulses, Australia is a key market for LDC, where we have recently expanded our operations to include oilseeds and juice imports
Regional Highlights:
About Australia
With its considerable expanses of arable land, Australia has become a leading world exporter of grains, predominantly wheat and barley, with global grains markets dominated by Australian exports.
As such, the grains & oilseeds industry is a substantial contributor to Australia’s economy, in which wheat is the most important individual crop by value, representing almost half of the total production value of the country’s grains industry.
Australia is also one of the world’s largest exporters of raw cotton, with more than 90% of production exported, mainly to Asian spinning mill customers. China, Indonesia and Thailand are the main buyers, followed by South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Pakistan and Italy.
Our Operations
- Cotton – we originate, gin, store and ship cotton and cottonseed to global markets.
- Grains – we originate and export a wide range of grain products, including wheat, barley and canola, to over 35 countries across Asia-Pacific, Africa and the Middle East, leveraging our vast network of 10,000 Australian family-owned farms and global customers.
- Juices – we import and supply a wide range of juice products, including apple & orange concentrate, along with lemon & lime from our warehouse in Brisbane, Melbourne & Fremantle.
- Oilseeds – we supply high-quality protein meal and by-products to domestic customers in the poultry, meat, dairy and aquaculture sectors, via warehouses on the east coast and in South Australia.
- Pulses – Our merchandizing activities in Australia consist a range of pulses to export destinations.
Our Assets
LDC has invested in significant infrastructure to support its Australian operations in grains, cotton and pulses.
Today, our Grain and Oilseed platform has further strengthened with a combined storage capacity of approximately one million metric tons – an integrated grain storage system across seven upcountry storage and handling facilities in the states of Victoria and New South Wales, and an export terminal at the Port of Melbourne, including marketing offices in Western Australia, Victoria, and New South Wales, providing access to originate grains from key regions in Australia.
With the expansion of our cotton platform, we now own and operate thirteen cotton gins across New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia. LDC has a large-scale network of warehouses and seed storage sites, both inland and at port locations, enabling the efficient movement of products from gin, to port, to destination.