Co-operative Bulk Handling
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Co-operative Bulk Handling or Co-operative Bulk Group, commonly known as CBH, is a Western Australian
based cooperative
company
that operates grain receival points
and also markets grain
. The company has 983 employees and has revenues in excess of $100 million per year.
Ltd registered the company together with capital of 100,000 pounds divided evenly into 100,000 shares. The cooperative was formed under the principle of one person, one vote regardless of the amount of grain supplied.
In 1999/2000 season CBH received a record amount of grain, 12,150,000 tonnes in all, made up of 11 different grain types.
CBH merged with the Grain Pool of WA in November 2002 when legislation was passed in the Western Australian parliament allowing the merger to go ahead.
CBH received a new record harvest of 14.7 million tonnes from grain growers in Western Australia during the 2003/2004 season..
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
based cooperative
Cooperative
A cooperative is a business organization owned and operated by a group of individuals for their mutual benefit...
company
Company
A company is a form of business organization. It is an association or collection of individual real persons and/or other companies, who each provide some form of capital. This group has a common purpose or focus and an aim of gaining profits. This collection, group or association of persons can be...
that operates grain receival points
Grain elevator
A grain elevator is a tower containing a bucket elevator, which scoops up, elevates, and then uses gravity to deposit grain in a silo or other storage facility...
and also markets grain
GRAIN
GRAIN is a small international non-profit organisation that works to support small farmers and social movements in their struggles for community-controlled and biodiversity-based food systems. Our support takes the form of independent research and analysis, networking at local, regional and...
. The company has 983 employees and has revenues in excess of $100 million per year.
History
CBH was formed on 4 April 1933 in order to create an efficient and cost-effective bulk handling system that would reduce costs for individual farmers. This was achieved when the trustees of the Wheat Board of Western Australia and WesfarmersWesfarmers
Wesfarmers Limited is one of Australia’s largest public companies and one of Australia's largest retailers. Its headquarters are in Perth, Western Australia....
Ltd registered the company together with capital of 100,000 pounds divided evenly into 100,000 shares. The cooperative was formed under the principle of one person, one vote regardless of the amount of grain supplied.
In 1999/2000 season CBH received a record amount of grain, 12,150,000 tonnes in all, made up of 11 different grain types.
CBH merged with the Grain Pool of WA in November 2002 when legislation was passed in the Western Australian parliament allowing the merger to go ahead.
CBH received a new record harvest of 14.7 million tonnes from grain growers in Western Australia during the 2003/2004 season..