Non-Supplying Grower Seed Ordering

Non-Supplying Growers should now lodge a Non-Supplying Grower Seed Order Form 2023-24 to place an order for the quantity and volume of the varieties for which an Expression of Interest was lodged in 2022.

Please note the following important information in relation to Non-Supplying Grower Seed Order Form and Terms 2023-24:

Notice after 15 January 2024 of intention to return paddy to SunRice

Please note that if a Non-Supplying Grower notifies SunRice after 15 January 2024 that they intend to return paddy to SunRice upon harvest in 2024, SunRice reserves the right to deduct a “Late Notice Fee” in accordance with the Seed Order Form and Terms to manage receival and marketing of unexpected additional paddy.

Late Harvest Delivery Fee

This year, SunRice will be introducing a late harvest delivery fee (Late Harvest Delivery Fee) applicable to both Supplying and Non-Supplying Growers. The Late Harvest Delivery Fee will enable SunRice to better manage associated costs which impact grower returns by fairly allocating the cost of late deliveries to growers who are delivering late to a receival site.

The Late Harvest Delivery Fee will be charged at the following rate (per paddy tonne) on all deliveries received on or after 15 June 2024:

15 June – 30 June 2024: $40/paddy tonne
1 July – 15 July 2024: $80/paddy tonne
16 July 2024 onwards: $120/paddy tonne.

Trash discount

High trash levels continue to slow receivals and burden returns due to increased costs and the trash discount will be retained this year for both Supplying and Non-Supplying Growers with the following minor adjustments:

Discounts will be applied for trash on a load-by-load basis. A discount for trash will begin above 5.5%, with a second threshold at 15% based on results of the Model S with the following discount applied:

• For each 0.1% above 5.5% trash, a discount of $0.10 will apply ($1.00/1% per tonne)
• For each 0.1% above 15% trash, a discount of $0.20 will apply thereafter ($2.00/1% per tonne).