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QCL journalist Zac Braxton-Smith reports from the Port as the fertiliser is unloaded.
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00:00G'day, Zach Braxton-Smith reporting for Queensland Country Life.
00:03No, that's not a feedlot or an abattoir behind me.
00:06I'm at the port of Brisbane today because a big ship is here with a lot of fertilizer on it.
00:11You might remember earlier in this year, the federal government secured a deal for 250,000 tons of urea fertilizer
00:18with an Indonesian supplier.
00:21Well, that ship's arrived today. It's called the Medi Luna.
00:25The opportunity's been facilitated by Instatech Pivot and others.
00:28And there are 45,000 tons on board.
00:39Today we are going to be thinking very important cooperation between Indonesia and Australia.
00:45After Daya Sapa, we have more trade.
00:48Our trade actually increased total trade in the last five years from $14 billion to $14 billion.
00:57Today is $32 billion, so more than 100% increase, including on the fertilizer, of course.
01:05This product will be sent directly to grow cotton and wheat, fruits and vegetables here in Queensland and northern New
01:13South Wales.
01:14And then the vessel will sail on to Geelong, where the urea will be used to ensure that farmers in
01:20Australia can grow the wheat that's required.
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