From Farmer to Farmer, Hay Australia stores, processes and markets premium quality oaten hay grown in the Western Australian wheatbelt and exports it to the North Asian markets of Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

The Middle East and Malaysia are also regular destinations for Hay Australia's products.

The Australian hay export industry exists due to the intensive nature of farming in these Asian countries, their strategic requirement for food security and food safety, and the inability of their domestic farming systems to produce sufficient quantity of high quality fodder.

The Australian industry has been operating for 20 years, and is built on exporting volumes of around 700,000t of oaten hay and straw.

Western Australia produces and markets around 400,000t of export oaten hay annually, and with recent upgrades in processing capacity, Hay Australia is a significant contributor to this market.

Muchea is strategically located 50km north-east of Perth and the export port of Fremantle at the junction of the Brand and Great Northern Highways.

The location provides access to the Northern Coastal, Midlands and Victoria Plains districts, whilst the Eastern and Great Southern producers remain accessible from the Great Southern and Albany Highway road network.

As a business specialising in fodder production from the farm level through to delivering specially selected hay on to the customer’s farm, Hay Australia provides reliable access to quality assured fodder in the global marketplace.

Hay Australia’s customers benefit from the farmer driven business model, where specialist production meets the specific needs of the specialist producer.

Western Australia is well-known and regarded as a reliable production area of high-quality fodder.

Acknowledgement: Photos kindly provided by Beth Field