Your CY26 Growers’ Handbook
If you choose to grow for us this year, you'll receive a CY26 Growers’ Handbook—an information kit that has everything you need to know about the upcoming crop year in one place. This includes detailed information on everything from seed ordering, payment options and harvest resources, to access to products and services for approved growers and key dates to keep in your calendar. There’s also a handy overview of what’s changing for growers in CY26 on page three. If you didn’t receive a copy, you can access a digital version here or call Grower Services and they’ll send you one.
Easily accessible crop finance through GrowRice
Through GrowRice, we offer easy to access and competitive financing to help approved growers access up to $2,000 per hectare to manage input costs, across your production season.
Criteria for the approval of GrowRice funding includes that you have:
• Supplied rice to SunRice in CY23, CY24 or CY25 harvest;
• Achieved at least 75% of the regional average yield for the variety/s grown in the years of delivery;
• Entered into a contract to produce rice for us in CY26.
If approved, you’ll be able to access GrowRice funding for crop inputs, including water, fertiliser and pesticides, with repayments deducted from your 2026 crop proceeds.
For CY26, GrowRice funding will be available from 1 May 2025 (three months earlier than prior years), so you can choose to take a position on water when pricing best suits you.
Flexible harvest payment options through PaddyPay
We have a variety of payment terms available for our growers, so you can choose the option that best suits your cash flow and tax needs. Our PaddyPay program, supported by Rabobank, allows approved growers to access up to 90% of your estimated pool payments at harvest or alternatively defer up to 90% until the following year. Different growers delivering from the same farm can also opt to be paid in different ways.
PaddyPay is optional and you can apply for it on your Grower Portal prior to harvest. Note all harvest payments will be made five working days from the end of the week of your delivery.
Insurance for your CY26 rice crop
As a SunRice Grower you can select insurance cover for your rice crop via Primacy Crop Insurance when you place your seed order (you’ll be prompted to tick a box as part of the order process).
Insurance premiums for the CY26 season are not yet available. Grower Services will confirm your policy and pricing around late November 2025 and at that time, you can opt out or change the excess level applying to your policy.
