About Us

Amidst the First World War and increasing challenges of vermin, the New South Wales (NSW) State Government passed the Grain Elevators Act in 1916, which would provide construction of 200 grain terminals and silos in the state of New South Wales. The network would be connected by rail to shipping and it would be a move towards bulk handling for grains across the state. The construction of the first silo began in 1918 at Peak Hill.

It was originally a single-cylinder concrete bin that could store 50,000 bushels of wheat (roughly less than 1400 tonnes). The site’s capacity is now 35,000 tonnes. The NSW Government controlled the elevators and terminals until 1989, when the NSW Grain Handling Authority was corporatised, paving the way for privatisation. In 1992, a group of grain farmers banded together to buy the company from the NSW Government.

Since then, GrainCorp, as it became known, has transformed from a NSW-based grain handling company into an international agribusiness with a diversified revenue stream. The company was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in March 1998, and soon after added operations in Victoria and Queensland, and later in North America and beyond through a series of mergers and acquisitions.