TOPIC: GTA Location Differentials 2024/25 – Round 2 Nominations and Submissions

DISTRIBUTION: GTA Members – primary contact list. Please circulate to all appropriate internal parties.

1. Background

  • The GTA Commerce Committee called for nominations and submissions for the GTA Location Differentials for the 2024/25 season on the 14th of March 2024 via Member Update No 2 of 24 . A total of two (2) submissions were received.
  • The Commerce Committee has since met and outcomes from discussion of that submission can be found below. The Committee is now calling for further nominations or submissions on the listed issues. The current GTA Location Differentials can be found on the GTA Website.

2. Feedback & Action requested on Round 1 Submissions

  • A summary of Submissions received and the outcome of review and discussion by the Commerce Committee is provided in Table 1

Table 1. 2024/25 Submissions Received/Discussed:

The GTA Commerce Committee is now calling for further submissions and feedback on the items outlined above in Table 1.

The draft 2024/2025 LDs for NSW, QLD, VIC can be accessed here:

QLD – Draft 2024-2025 GTA Location Differentials QLD
NSW – Draft 2024-2025 GTA Location Differentials NSW
VIC – Draft 2024-2025 GTA Location Differentials VIC

3. Nominations – New Site Location Differential Allocations or Removal

• The GTA Commerce Committee make a final call for nominations for any new grain storage facilities wishing to receive a GTA Location Differential value for the 2024/25 season LD’s. Click here for GTA Location Differential Site Nomination Form. Likewise, nominations for the removal or amendments to LD’s from the schedule for the coming season are invited.
** NB: LD Nominations/Amendments for the 2024/25 season should be submitted no later than 14 June 2024.

4. Submissions – Issues with current Location Differentials

• The GTA Commerce Committee is also calling for GTA Members to submit any other issues in relation to
the current GTA Track Trade Location Differentials.

5. Special Notes

• Change in a Site Operating Company should be advised to GTA and new LDs requested.
• Otherwise, Sites currently listed with a GTA LD do not need to be re-nominated to be listed in the coming
2024/25 season. GTA will assume these sites remain as listed.
• Only GTA Members are entitled to nominate their sites for LDs
• All sites large or small, rail or road, are eligible for a GTA LD.
• Sites must also be formally nominated to be withdrawn from the GTA LD schedule.
• For further information on GTA Location Differentials refer to the GTA Factsheet “Understanding Location
Differentials”.

6. Submissions and Site Nominations

All industry feedback on the above issues must be received by Friday 15 June 2024 and be forwarded to submissions@graintrade.org.au Site nominations must be received using the GTA Location Differential Site Nomination Form.

All other submissions are to be presented on the GTA Technical Committee Submission Form

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