00's - Cargill

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60’s 1967 John Begg arrives in Melbourne, Australia in November 1967 to establish Tradax Australia Limited and open a diversified trading office on behalf of the Cargill group of companies. Tradax Australia Limited commences activities on 1 December, 1967. Direct ad to Sunflower growers from Cargill seeds Cargill exports 1968 Cargill Australia officially opens an office in Melbourne on 1 January, 1968, when the parent company Cargill, Incorporated, based in Minnesota USA, is focusing on global expansion. Salt testing at the Port Hedland facility Captain Cargill, appearing in cartoon strips, to advertise seeds The acquisition of Leslie Salt places the Port Hedland evaporative salt facility under Cargill management 1968 The concept of a Tradax office in Australia is initiated by Len Dorman, then General Manager, Australian Wheat Board, in discussions with Len Alderson, Director and head of Trading, Tradax Geneve SA. Oilseed precision First rail of oil after purchasing Surveying operations at Port Hedland North West Vegetable Oils, Narrabri 1960 1970 1980 John Begg finds that the marketing board system generally welcomes the presence of a new and strong buyer for Australian grain. Tradax Geneve SA responds by direct business with and on behalf of the marketing board system. In addition, Australia is included in multi-origin sales and gives Australia every opportunity to compete for Tradax business. Cargill executives tour the Cargill Seeds research facilities at Toowoomba, Queensland and Tamworth, New South Wales Leslie Salt, Port Hedland Grading machine in Toowoomba, Queensland
70’s 1970-1971 Wool production reaches peak, 2 billion pounds, in Australia. This production level results in dropped production into the mid-70s and the start of the Australian Wool Corporation, a grower financed authority that helps stabilize wool supply and prices. 1972 Cargill buys controlling interest in North West Vegetable Oils Pty. Ltd., an oilseed crushing plant located in Narrabri, New South Wales. Howard Boone, based in San Francisco is placed in charge of overseeing the effort while Don Bacon-Hall is confirmed as the business’s General Manager. Cargill Oilseeds partners with Auscott Ginning Pty. Ltd., a subsidiary of J.G. Boswell Company of California, and Naomi Cargill wool brokers’ auctioneer sells about 350-400 lots of wool an hour at auction for Cargill clients Cotton Cooperative to provide farmers and the industry with service and marketing of a cottonseed pool. 1974 Tennant New York Pty. Ltd., a Cargill-owned company, opens a metals trading office in Melbourne managed by Glenn Ross. 1974 There is a shortage of hybrid sunflower seeds in the market. Cargill commences seed operations out of necessity. The shortage of hybrid sunflower seeds leaves inadequate supply required by the crushing plant of North West Vegetable Oils. To meet this demand, Cargill introduces hybrid sunflower seeds into the market. 1975 Wool processors earn ISO certification During the mid-1970s, Tradax Internacional SA participates in substantial sales of multi-origin grains to the Soviet Union. Some of this business is placed in Australia via Tradax Australia Ltd., in particular this involves substantial sales of coarse grains and rice, a portion of which went to the Soviet Far East (Vladivostok). Jeremy Lang moves to Melbourne to manage Tradax Australia Ltd. 1976 Cargill Seeds in Australia is established under management of Greg Bryant and Neil Weier. Its headquarters is in Toowoomba, Queensland. 1977 Dick Tarlinton is appointed General Manager of Tradax Australia Ltd. Cargill helps develop new markets and provides hybrid seeds to meet the demand. 1978 Cargill Seeds in Australia is the recipient Examining grain of the Goldie Award for radio marketing 1970 1980 Packaging wool 1990 Cargill, Incorporated acquires Leslie Salt and the Port Hedland evaporative salt facility comes under Cargill management with Glenn Ellison appointed General Manager based in Perth. Harry Ritchie is appointed Plant Manager at Port Hedland. 1979 Cargill Seeds purchases a 60 acre farm Wyreema, just out of Toowoomba. The name Tradax Australia Ltd. changes to Cargill Australia Ltd. Oilseed merchants, Jim Chewings, Ralph Selwood, Steve Huemoller (sitting), Ian Hillan
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