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North West agri business signs massive maize supply contract

───   SABRINA DEAN 08:18 Thu, 26 May 2016

North West agri business signs massive maize supply contract | News Article

Bothaville - The agri business, Senwes, has signed the largest single maize supply contract in Southern Africa, according to Group CEO, Francois Strydom.


The contract was signed between TradeVantage, a commodity trading company of Senwes, and the integrated poultry producer Astral. The two-year maize supply agreement will see 800 000 tons of maize supplied annually to Meadow Feeds, the animal feed division of Astral Foods.

Astral CEO, Chris Schutte, says it is essential for them to have partners like Senwes, which understand Astral’s business, as well as its feed requirements.

Schutte says maize is the main ingredient in their animal feed. This makes it imperative to have a partner who can supply them consistently with 800 000 tons of maize a year.

He says they are confident that Senwes will be able to source and supply quality maize at the right time and place to enable them to feed 37 million chickens daily.

The full statement can be downloaded here:

Senwes TradeVantage Astral deal.docx

Source: Statement

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