Thallon Grains History 3 years ago 3 farmers in the Thallon area joined together to purchase land and build grain bunkers next to the rail line just east of Thallon Why store our own grain? Speed of harvest 3,500 tonnes of grain per day. The existing supply chain could not handle this quantity or pace Difficulty of maximising the return from grain with the cliff face pricing in some years Reasons for Choosing the Site The site is most central to all partners Access to rail Achievements to Date Construction of bunker storage, weighbridge and sample stand Capacity to store up to 80,000 tonnes of grain Achievements to Date Due to domestic demand and pricing for the last 2 years, we have only been freight grain by road With chickpeas in strong demand this year, we loaded 3 bulk trains of chickpeas from our depot into Fishermans Island. With greater rail capacity we would have moved significantly more by rail. Plans for the Future Build permanent infrastructure to enable us to quickly and efficiently load trains We would prefer that the majority of our export grain to sent by rail to either the Port of Brisbane or to a container packing plant Issues to be solved Increased utilisation of rail assets to enable rail to become more competitive with road freight Reduced rail access charges will attract more grain and cotton back onto rail Increased competition for rail providers Reliability of rail services