Agribusiness, Food and Beverages finalists

Balco Australia is a leading exporter of high-quality Australian cereal hay and straw, specialising in oaten hay. Operating across South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia, Balco manages the full supply chain to meet the rising needs of the global dairy, beef and equine industries.

Balco Australia has long-term partnerships with more than 500 Australian growers, providing access to international markets while supporting jobs and economic activity across regional Australia. It also invests in feed quality, traceability and agricultural innovation, helping strengthen the global competitiveness of Australia’s forage industry.

Its top export markets include China, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea and Vietnam.

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Craig Mostyn Group has been a trusted name in Australian agribusiness for more than 100 years, delivering high-quality food products to families across Australia and around the world.

Today, Craig Mostyn Group is Western Australia's leading pork, lamb and beef producer, with abalone and trading operations on the east coast. Operating across the supply chain, it proudly continues its origins in rendering, turning animal byproducts that would otherwise go to landfill into valuable materials. This significantly reduces its carbon footprint and contributes to a healthier circular economy.             

Its top export markets include Singapore, China, the UAE, the US and Japan.

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Gundagai Lamb is a premium Australian lamb brand. The company provides all Gundagai Lamb farmers with objective data about their flock.

Every lamb is objectively graded, and the result, not a subjective call, sets the price. Each producer has a digital portal showing how their livestock performed against others, turning every consignment into feedback that lifts the quality and value of future supply. This allows farmers to nurture and breed a healthier, more resilient, better tasting lamb.

This model enables producers to make more informed decisions, helping improve flock performance and reinforcing Australia's reputation for high-quality red meat production.

Its top export markets include the US, the UK, China, Saudi Arabia and Switzerland.

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Australian beekeepers have long relied on hives that don’t tell them when something is wrong. HiveiQ, based in the ACT, manufactures beehives and sensor equipment that monitor hive health, giving beekeepers earlier warning of potential health issues and helping support healthier colonies.

As a software-as-a-service (SaaS) business, HiveiQ generates export income with no physical shipping cost. This means the company makes a high-margin, scalable contribution to Australia’s digital trade balance and the ACT’s emerging agritech sector. 

Its top export markets include the US and Canada.

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ProviCo Australia is a next-generation dairy company. It is transitioning from producing mainly food-grade milk powders to a suite of high-returning bioproteins for the global health and nutrition markets.

From its operations in the heart of Dennington in regional Victoria, ProviCo Australia extracts highly functional dairy bioproteins from fresh milk. The company provides an exciting alternative to farm suppliers in the region, offering opportunities to benefit from the growing global demand in specialty dairy proteins.

Its top export markets include the UAE, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and China.

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Tasmanian Quality Meats is a fully integrated meat processing and export business based in Cressy, Tasmania. It exports premium Tasmanian lamb, mutton and bobby veal products from an on-site production facility to a global market.

Tasmanian Quality Meats gives buyers reliable, traceable access to premium island-provenance protein, backed by a suite of accreditations. This makes it easier for customers worldwide to source clean, safe, high-quality Tasmanian meat with confidence.

Its top export markets include Saudi Arabia, China, and the US.

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