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Crop production contract to help manage variability
GrainCorp has entered a 10-year crop production
contract, effective for FY20, to manage the risk
associated with the volatility of eastern Australian
winter grain production.
• Contract counterparty is White Rock Insurance (SAC)
Ltd, a subsidiary of Aon plc.
• The contract will help smooth GrainCorp's cash flow,
allowing for longer term capital allocation and business
planning through the cycle.
The contract comprises production payment
thresholds, whereby Grain Corp receives a payment
when annual grain production drops below a certain
threshold and makes a payment when production
exceeds an upper threshold (see table for details).
ABARES' September 2019 Australian Crop Report,
shows a total 2019/20 ECA winter crop production
estimate of 12.8mmt. The next ABARES crop report is
due to be published on 3 December 2019.
• Initial FY20 production payment/receipt based on
February 2020 ABARES' total ECA winter crop
production estimate for 2019/20 season.
Key Contract terms
Grain production metric used for
purpose of contract
Threshold for payment by White Rock
Threshold for payment by GrainCorp
Production payment required
Maximum annual cap - GrainCorp
payment
Metric
ABARES total
ECA winter crop(1)
Below 15.3 mmt
Above 19.3 mmt
$15/tonne
A$70 million
Maximum annual cap - White Rock
payment
A$80 million
Aggregate net limit of Production
Payments over 10-year term
Total annual pre-tax cost to GrainCorp
(including associated financing costs)
(1) ABARES' total winter crop production for the Australian states of Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.
A$270 million
<A$10 million
GrainCorp
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