Woods Group

What Woods Group does

Woods Group is a privately held, family-owned Australian agribusiness headquartered in Goondiwindi, Queensland, operating across the southern Queensland and northern New South Wales corridor. Founded as a farming operation at Billa Billa in the early 1950s, the company entered a new phase in 2001 with the purchase of a grain processing and storage facility in Goondiwindi and has since built nine vertically integrated business divisions: Woods Seeds, Woods Grain, Woods Foods, Woods Stockfeeds, Bickies Dog Biscuits, Woods Livestock, Woods Pastoral, Algae Pharm, and Woods Transport. The group produces winter and summer broadacre crops, breeds and distributes seed varieties via partner breeders, processes and trades grains and pulses domestically and for export, manufactures stockfeed pellets, crumbles, and dry licks for beef, sheep, goat, horse, pig, and poultry producers, runs the Waggaba Feedlot, and operates bulk and container freight services.

Revenue is generated through a mix of hardware sales of feed and food ingredients, transaction-based grain trading and processing fees, storage and managed distribution services, custom livestock feeding programs, and algae-derived nutritional products. The company sells direct to enterprise customers (food manufacturers, livestock producers, exporters) and indirectly through rural merchandise outlets and resellers for SMB and individual buyers, with pricing handled via quote-based direct enquiry across all divisions. Core technology includes a modern multi-purpose grain processing plant, zero-till farming with GPS and WeedSeeker precision agriculture, an Algae Pharm phototropic microalgae cultivation system using natural sunlight, and a 1.4MW solar installation supporting sustainability claims. Food safety certifications (SQF, HACCP, GFSI) and feed certifications (Feedsafe, PCAS) underpin access to regulated downstream markets in food manufacturing and pasture-fed beef.

Name

Woods Group

Legal name

Woods Group

Website

https://woodsgroup.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Woods Group is a privately held, family-owned Australian agribusiness operating nine vertically integrated divisions spanning broadacre farming, seed distribution, grain processing and trading, stockfeed manufacturing, food ingredients, livestock feeding, microalgae cultivation, and transport across southern Queensland and northern New South Wales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Goondiwindi

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Broadacre Crop Farming: Production of winter and summer crops including wheat, barley, oats, chickpeas, faba beans, mung beans, pigeon peas. Seeds division breeds and supplies varieties for maximise crop yield and nutritional values.
2. Commodity Processing: Grain processing and storage facility acquired in 2001 in Goondiwindi; multi-purpose processing plant for grains and pulses
3. Stockfeed Manufacturing: Manufacturing and sale of livestock feed products including beef, sheep, goat, horse, pig, poultry feed in pellets, crumble, extruded and mash forms
4. Grain Trading: Sourcing and trading of locally grown grains and pulses for domestic and export customers
5. Storage and Distribution: Storage facilities and distribution services across multiple Queensland locations
6. Transport Solutions: Bulk and container freight services for Woods Group customers and independent businesses across southern Queensland and northern NSW
7. Algae Cultivation: Cultivation of microalgae for nutritional products for humans, animals and fish; CO2 utilization and oxygen release
8. Beef Feedlot: Custom feeding options and services at Waggaba Feedlot and backgrounding facility; feeding programs focused on performance targets and animal welfare
9. Woods Foods Products: Production and sale of premium food ingredients including flours, fibres, grains, seeds and ready-to-eat products for food manufacturers

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Woods Group is a vertically integrated family-owned Australian agribusiness that produces, processes, and distributes grains, pulses, food ingredients, livestock feeds, and consumer pet food across the entire agricultural supply chain. Operations span broadacre crop farming, seed breeding, grain processing, stockfeed manufacturing, custom feedlot services, microalgae cultivation, and bulk freight transport serving food manufacturers, livestock producers, and export customers in southern Queensland, northern New South Wales, and international markets.

Product overview

Woods Group is a vertically integrated, family-owned Australian agribusiness managing the entire agricultural supply chain from broadacre crop farming through to storage, distribution, and transport. The company operates six integrated business divisions: Woods Seeds (seed breeding and supply), Woods Grain (grain sourcing and processing), Woods Foods (premium food ingredients including flours, fibres, grains, seeds, and ready-to-eat puffed products formed in 2012), Woods Stockfeeds (animal feed manufacturing with dedicated ruminant and monogastric mills producing pellets, crumble, extruded and mash feeds), Woods Livestock (custom cattle feeding at Waggaba Feedlot), Woods Pastoral (farming properties using zero-till and GPS technology), Algae Pharm (microalgae cultivation for nutritional applications), and Woods Transport (freight and logistics). This integrated structure enables full product traceability from seed to finished product, serving domestic and export customers across grains, pulses, food ingredients, and livestock feed markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Woods Seeds: Seed varieties including wheat, barley, oats, chickpeas, faba beans, mung beans and pigeon peas, bred to maximize crop yield and nutritional values
• Woods Grain
• Woods Foods
• Woods Stockfeeds
• Bickies Dog Biscuits
• Woods Livestock
• Woods Pastoral
• Algae Pharm
• Woods Transport

Products and services

• Woods Seeds Seed varieties including wheat, barley, oats, chickpeas, faba beans, mung beans, and pigeon peas bred to maximise crop yield, nutritional values, durability, and pest resistance for farmers and graziers in Australia's northern grain growing region. Distributed via rural merchandise outlets.
• Woods Grain

Quantifiable outcome

• Positive environmental impact through algae cultivation consuming CO2 and releasing oxygen; non-potable water utilization with majority of production water recycled
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• PB AgrifoodmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Woods Group expanded by taking over Maralong Milling's Westbrook facility, enabling PB Agrifood (parent company) to transfer operations to a centralised Toowoomba site. Strategic facility consolidation arrangement.
• Leading Australian UniversitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWoods Group has partnered with leading Australian universities to develop methods of farming microalgae at Algae Pharm. This research partnership focuses on phototropic cultivation systems for Nannochloropsis Oculata strain development for nutritional needs of humans, animals and fish.
• SeednetmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSeednet supplies seed varieties including Laperouse barley, DBA Mataroi durum, and PBA Ayla faba beans distributed through Woods Seeds.
• IntergrainmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIntergrain supplies barley varieties including Maximus CL and Neo CL distributed through Woods Seeds.
• AGT (Australian Grain Technology)majorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAGT supplies wheat varieties including Sundancer, Leverage, Coota, Sunmax, Sunmaster, Sunblade CL, and Yeti barley distributed through Woods Seeds.
• Pacific SeedsmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPacific Seeds supplies oat varieties including Sabre, Raptor, Drover, and wheat varieties including Lancer, Hellfire, Stealth, Raider, Tracer distributed through Woods Seeds.
• Community OrganizationsminorOthersWoods Group supports community events, clubs, schools, sporting teams, charities, and agricultural events in the local areas of operation through sponsorship program.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• CBH Group: Australian grower-owned grain cooperative operating storage, handling, processing, and marketing across Western Australia. Comparable to Woods Grain in grain origination, storage, and export-marketing activities, though concentrated in WA rather than eastern Australia.
• Ridley Corporation: Australia's largest stockfeed manufacturer, producing rendered protein meals and formulated feeds for livestock and aquaculture. Directly comparable to Woods Stockfeeds in ruminant and monogastric feed manufacturing, with shared customers across Australian livestock producers.
• Manildra Group: Privately held Australian agribusiness operating flour milling, starch, gluten, and livestock feed manufacturing. Comparable to Woods Group in vertically integrated grain-to-food-ingredient operations, particularly flour milling (cf. Woods Foods chickpea flour).
• GrainCorp: Australia's largest grain handler and processor, operating storage, logistics, and grain marketing across eastern Australia. Directly comparable to Woods Grain and Woods Pastoral in eastern Australian grain origination, processing, and export through eastern seaboard ports.
• MSM Milling (Associated Grain): Privately held Australian grain processor producing oilseed meals, stockfeed, and food ingredients from canola and pulses. Closely comparable to Woods Group in pulse processing, stockfeed manufacturing, and food ingredient production for the Australian market.

Emerging players

• Bega Cheese: Australian vertically integrated dairy food company with branded and ingredient operations. Comparable to Woods Group in vertically integrated Australian food-manufacturing operations and B2B ingredient supply, though operating in dairy rather than grains/pulses.

Broad incumbents

• Nufarm: Australian agribusiness and crop-protection specialist operating seeds and crop-protection chemistry globally. Comparable to Woods Seeds in crop-input supply, though Nufarm is a public company with a much broader crop-protection portfolio.
• Elders Limited: ASX-listed Australian rural services company providing livestock agency, real estate, agronomy, and farm supplies. Overlaps with Woods Pastoral and Woods Stockfeeds in servicing Australian graziers and crop producers, but as a broader rural-services platform rather than integrated producer.
• Cargill Australia: Australian arm of global agribusiness giant Cargill, operating across grain origination, animal nutrition, and food ingredients. Overlaps with Woods Group across grain trading, stockfeed manufacturing, and food ingredient supply, but at vastly larger scale and broader geographic reach.

Others

• Inghams Group: Australia's largest poultry producer and a major buyer of stockfeed. While not a direct competitor, Inghams is a key potential customer for Woods Stockfeeds poultry feed products and demonstrates the value chain in which Woods Group operates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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