AWB Spring Starter Pool
Welcome to AWB Spring Starter Pool
The Spring Starter program is a pre harvest program offered in September and is run over a 9 month period. The Spring Starter pricing mandate is designed to ensure that the program can participate in market opportunities across the pricing window which commence when the contracting window closes. The Spring Starter Pool objective is to outperform average cash values across the marketing window.
Reasons to choose Spring Starter
- Proven Performance
- Flexible cash-flow and payment options plus guaranteed payment dates
- Access to the Production Advance Program
- Guaranteed Minimum returns set at 85% of the contracting Pool return
- Participation in local and global market opportunities
- Published port-zone returns to better reflect your local price
- Capped site to port costs
- Transparent pricing mandate
View Spring Starter Pool returns by accessing the AWB Pool Returns Calculator
Read more about our Spring Starter programs here:
2017/18 Spring Starter Pool
2017/18 Spring Starter Pool is now closed.
2017/18 Spring Starter Returns
- Spring Starter initial EPR & GMR (Last updated 18 September 2017)
- Spring Starter Finalised Pool Returns (updated 28 June 2018)
Spring Starter Pool – Pricing Mandate
The pricing mandate in place for the Spring Starter Pool is designed to ensure that the pool can participate in market opportunities across the pricing window. The Manager has discretion regarding how to manage pricing (including physical sales and hedging) subject to the published pricing mandate. The Manager cannot commence selling and hedging prior to participants committing to the program and the manager will participate in both pre and post-harvest selling strategies.
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- Interest rate applicable to Loan payment options - AWB variable Interest rate 3.50%
2016/17 Spring Starter Pool
Contracting into the 2016/17 Spring Starter Pool has now closed
- 2016/17 Spring Starter Returns
(updated on 30th June 2017)
(updated 19th Sept 2016)
Spring Starter Pool – Pricing Mandate
The pricing mandate in place for the Spring Starter Pool is designed to ensure that the pool can participate in market opportunities across the pricing window. The Manager has discretion regarding how to manage pricing (including physical sales and hedging) subject to the published pricing mandate. The Manager cannot commence selling and hedging prior to participants committing to the program and the manager will participate in both pre and post-harvest selling strategies.
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DISCLAIMER: There may be tax consequences for you in connection with the Products. This may include tax being payable on any scheduled payments made to you. The tax treatment and the year in which payments may be included in your income may vary depending on your specific circumstances. The information presented in relation to the Products does not constitute tax advice to you. It is very important that you seek professional financial and tax advice in relation to your particular circumstances.