News Fuel, fertilser, freight – What the F is going on?

Regardless of how current hostilities in the Middle East unfold, the supply chains underpinning fuel, fertiliser and freight have been significantly disrupted and a challenging period lies ahead. Combined with the ongoing Russia–Ukraine war, the decline of Australian refining and manufacturing capacity, critically low emergency fuel reserves and now a fire impact to one of Australia’s only two refineries, this situation is unlike anything we have experienced before. At a lunch at Brisbane’s Amora Hotel on Frfiday, May 1, the Rural Press Club of Queensland will bring together three industry experts with deep operational experience and real exposure to sourcing and servicing the fuel, fertiliser and freight sectors. Their insights will be direct, practical and straight from the coal face. If you are involved in food ...