Formerly | Australian Wheat Board |
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ASX: AWB | |
Industry | Grain |
Founded | 1939 |
Founder | Government of Australia |
Defunct | 2010 |
Headquarters | , Australia |
Revenue | $5.5 billion (2010) |
$407 million (2010) | |
$13 million (2010) | |
Number of employees | 2,200 |
Website | www.awb.com.au |
AWB Limited was a major grain marketing organisation based in Australia. Founded in 1939 by the Government of Australia as the Australian Wheat Board, in 1999 it became a private company, owned by wheat growers. It was acquired by Agrium in 2010.