2.7.2 Marketing Australian Grain When marketing Australian grain, industry: • Aims to proactively identify, engage in and maintain access to domestic and international markets; • Strives to adopt common Standards, procedures, documentation and data management processes to assist those aims. This includes adoption of various recognised QA systems, standards and processes where available and relevant; • Provides structured training programs to increase the awareness, and capability of industry participants to better support marketing goals; • Supports the use of documented contractual terms to facilitate aspects of the grain trade outlined within this Code, including where appropriate the use of the Commercial Resources developed by GTA covering grain sales contracts, storage and freight agreements and grain Standards; and • Implements appropriate procedures for the management of their operations and in particular grain quality to: - Underpin the product standard; - To comply with quarantine requirements as relevant; - To produce and manage grain according to food safety regulations and principles; - To comply with safety requirements for those personnel operating along the supply chain and those individuals who may come into contact with the grain supply chain; and - To comply with all regulatory, industry and customer safety requirements, underpinning the industry strategy of safely managing their operations. • Industry participants do so with the intention of promoting and maintaining the reputation of Australian grain, the supply chain and all participants that deliver the products to the domestic and international markets; • Where applicable, the relevant grain Standard and description as applied by industry will be used. This includes where relevant any varietal classification rules as outlined in the Varietal Master List and use of any applicable trademark relevant to that Standard; • Preference is for the use of industry approved contracts and published grade Standards; • All grain traded is to be supplied with appropriate documentation; • Buyers communicate relevant grain Standards and specifications to their suppliers in clear, meaningful and accurate terms; • GTA grade Standards (e.g., referring to CS number) will only be used where the final grain out-turned meets all specifications of that Standard such as physical quality parameters, relevant Varietal Master Lists and varietal purity, and all rules associated with those grades are complied with, including: - Applicable dates for implementation of new seasons' Standards; - Re-classification of old seasons' grain; and - Blending of old and new seasons' grain. 19
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