Both the port and the grains and feedstuffs trader have been able to manage the highly volatile and fast-moving industries that they both work in. Cefetra is responsible for 40% of the total grain yield within the South East and exported 81,500 tonnes via the Port of Dover last harvest season (August 22-July 23), bound for customers in the food and drink sector. 

The Port of Dover Cargo has played a pivotal role in facilitating Cefetra’s delivery of record volumes of wheat to Europe and the domestic market, with destinations including Spain, Portugal, Holland, and various locations within the UK, such as Scotland and Northern Ireland. Offering a flexible and reliable export service, the Port’s cargo terminal has allowed Cefetra to deliver record volumes of milling wheat, malt and barley to their customers.

Tim Porter, Grain Trader at Cefetra, said: “The previous harvest year has been a hugely successful year for Cefetra, due to the quality of the grains harvest and also our reactions to changing market conditions, which have given us some opportunities to open some new markets for southeast grain. We are grateful to the Port of Dover for their incredible support, flexible service, and their customer-focused approach has been key in enabling us to deliver these volumes to our customers.”

“We are proud of the recent launch of our new sustainability programme – Cefetra Ecosystem Services – which rewards sustainable growers, enabling farmers to see a financial return for their eco-friendly practices to produce low-carbon grain. We are therefore pleased to be working with the Port of Dover, who are in alignment with our own environmental objectives.”  

Alison Hall, Head of Business Development at Port of Dover, said: “Port of Dover Cargo has been delighted to support Cefetra with their grain exports throughout one of their busiest seasons ever. 80% of Kent’s grain exports leave via the Port of Dover and we are thrilled to be able to play a part in ensuring the road miles of these products remain minimal and ensure our service meets the standard of the notoriously high-quality grain harvested in the Southeast.”