BRNQ is part of the Blue Ribbon Group who has been active in the Burdekin since Blue Ribbon was founded in 2000 and has now developed into one of Australia’s largest exporters of human consumption Pulses. Blue Ribbon is the largest Mungbean exporter in Australia, exporting to a wide range of countries around the world. The Blue Ribbon Group consists of: ●Blue Ribbon Seed & Pulse Exporters ● Blue Ribbon Seeds ● Blue Ribbon Grain & Pulses ● Blue Ribbon Africa ● Blue Ribbon Packaging ● Blue Ribbon Roasting ● BRSQ ● BRNQ

Blue Ribbon established a dual purpose processing facility at Brandon, just north of Ayr. It was officially opened in June In 2014 we sold the facility to Sunrice and as part of the agreement with them we continue to utilise their pulse grading facility. This enabled an exciting partnership between Sunrice and Blue Ribbon to promote and service specialist cropping in the Burdekin region.

Pillow Pack Sizes include: 2lbs / 4 lbs / 6 lbs / 8 lbs/ 10 lbs 1 kg / 2 kg / 5 kg / 10 kg 1 & 2 kg can be gusset or pillow packs Safe Quality Foods (SQF) Certified, Low Allergen packing facility providing retail ready packaging for a wide range of markets.

Key aspects of North Queensland production: Providing Grower’s with a Cereal Grain and Pulse rotation all year round. Access to a Multi purpose processing facility – Rice mill & Pulse / Grain Grader Close to Townsville Port Road train configurations are able to get within 1hr of the plant Rail freight ex Townsville. Competitive road “Back Loading Freight Rates” to East Coast Cities. Multi level Government support for the expansion of Irrigated crops and land in Nth Qld Building export opportunities from Townsville to all destinations. Supplying complete crop rotation options to farmers in Queensland, but in particular Nth Qld including legumes, cereals and pasture crops, whilst also increasing existing crop yields.

A note of warning on these hectares

Crops can be grown without changing irrigation or bed setup

Relatively easy crop to grow in Coastal sugarcane growing areas More than just a green manure crop BR can assist you into a number of food & feed markets Increase yields in the following cane crop Reduce Weeds, pests and disease Adds Nitrogen to soil Varieties are specially adapted to the tropical coastal areas from Mackay to Far North Queensland.

Specialist Crops: As the farming expertise grows there will be a number of niche market crops that can be grown.