Guest Speakers
Stuart (Manufacturing Manager Graincorp) & Jason (Stevenson's Engineering Owner)
- canola seed comes into Graincorp from multiple sites
- heated to 60 deg and crushed into flakes
- milled and then pressed with oil removed
- solvents then used to remove the rest of the oil content (used for biofuel)
- canola meal is a by product which is used for stockfeed
- 700 ton of oil produced/day
- 1500 ton seed/day processed
- 800 ton meal/day
- 140 trucks/day
- canola can be blended with sunflower and palm oil for food production purposes
- the plant works from 6 am - 10 pm daily
- 61 employees at site
- there are 4 shifts/day, 12hrs in length with 5 people/shift
- non GM canola seed used only and is tested prior to receival
- products are exported to Indonesia
- Halal and Kosher certified
- The site is using environmentally friendly equipment and is looking to the future for further energy saving resources and technology