Leeton Mill |
Based in rural NSW town of Leeton. The CopRice Leeton feedmill was deliberately built along side the Leeton
rice mill to enable the efficient use of rice milling byproducts, namely rice hulls and rice pollard.
The feed mill at Leeton was established in 1978 and initially produced meals for stockfeed that utilised ground
hulls and rice pollard that are byproducts of the rice milling process. The ground hulls and rice pollard were
also sold to other stockfeed millers for inclusion in animal feeds. The process added little value to the feeds,
but it did alleviate the growing problem of rice byproducts disposal.
In 1980 a steam pelleting press was added into the mill which allowed CopRice to have its own range of
pelleted stockfeed. Local pig farmers were among the first to utilise these custom blends. Very soon after this,
CopRice expanded into branded products for horses, cattle, sheep and fish. These products were then sold
and delivered either in bulk loads or in bags.
The development of stockfeed milling enabled CopRice to further evaluate rice milling byproducts through
its own research and development program. Today, CopRice Leeton is a fully automated feed mill that relies
on its high standard of service and quality to meet its customer demands. CopRice Leeton currently produces
1000 tonnes per week of pelleted stockfeed and companion animal products.
CopRice Leeton produces products for the Australian domestic market along with a number of specialized
products for export. CopRice has exported to a number of Middle Eastern countries, Papua New Guinea,
Korea, New Zealand, and Pacific Islands and has produced products that have been sent to countries such
as Japan, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Thailand.
Leeton Mill Products
| Leeton is based in the middle of the Australian rice growing region.
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Contact Us
CopRice Leeton Mill
Railway Avenue
PO Box 561
Leeton NSW 2705
Freecall: 1800 029 901
Phone: (02) 6953 0422
Fax: (02) 6953 0299
