ANSPACH AG

11/04/2026

12/03/2026

Another message from our Chief Operating Officer:

There is a common question coming up asking why we can't hold the price down around what we previously purchased the fuel for. Like any business, being able to buy new stock is a cash flow problem that is a function of how well you sell the old stock and what the new stock costs. When the TGP is escalating at a rapid rate, it will outrun the cumulative revenue of the old stock, including margin, to the point where it is uneconomical or simply not possible to buy at the new price. For some smaller independents this has been a real problem over the past week. Some independents have been caught short on cash flow and it has flowed through to their ability to fill their tanks. That may explain why some sites in the region have been running out in addition to the allocation and demand issues I explained in the last post.

To put the demand side in context, some of our own sites have been turning over their stock in less than a day or two. There is simply no cheap stock left even if the issues with the runaway price and replacement cost weren't a factor.

The graph shows an example where we fill a tank to 120,000 litres moving through 14,000 litres per day. The TGP is Sydney Diesel from last week to now, with 6 cents per litre freight to site and 12 cents per litre margin to cover the running costs of a retail site included in revenue. This is an example and actual margin requirements vary widely.

If we sell at the old buy price plus margin (light blue line), the cost to refill the tank (red line) overtakes cumulative revenue by Day 3 and the gap keeps widening. By Day 9 we've collected around $232,000 but it costs nearly $282,000 to replace the stock. That is a $50,000 hole before we even think about turning on the lights.

The darker blue line shows what happens if we move the price with the replacement cost each day. In this example we nearly break even by Day 9, but only because we moved the price every single day to match what new stock was actually costing. That is what a responsibly run independent site has to do right now.

Prices always move more slowly on the way down. We have committed to continuing to support our communities by managing our stock position wisely to ensure that cheaper prices flow through as soon as they are able to.

Thank you,
Nathan
COO

01/03/2026

USA Road trip #1 continued:
Iowa City to Waterloo.
We were introduced to the Riensche family of Blue Diamond Farming in Jessup near Waterloo. Thanks to Ben and Hans for a very interesting farm tour and overview of their grain handling and marketing.

19/02/2026

10/02/2026

We're coming tomorrow, Northam! 🌾

Join us for our Regional Hay Meetup tomorrow. This is a fantastic opportunity to connect with local growers, contractors, and peers in the fodder industry.

Come and see the latest machinery on display from Boekemans, Agwest Machinery, and CNE Ag Innovations.

Plus, you won't want to miss our expert speakers:
🎤 Michael Lamond SLR Agriculture will provide an update on the 2025 WA hay trial results.
🎤 Kylie Chambers Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development will present on fungicide strategies to manage weather risks for hay.

This is your chance to ask questions, network, and be part of the conversations that strengthen our industry. Everyone is welcome, whether you're an AFIA member or not.

Thank you to our sponsor AEXCO and AgriFutures Australia ⭐️

Find out more and register today or register on-site at the event.
➡️ https://www.afia.org.au/regional-events

03/02/2026

Many thanks to our neighbours and the fire crews from Wannamal, Bindoon, Chittering and Moora for their prompt response to power pole top fire at our farm this morning.
Your quick response meant we had no infrastructure damage and the fire was contained in the paddock.
Awesome work 👏

27/01/2026

USA Road trip #1 - stop #3
IOWA 80 World Biggest truck stop!
Massive place with whole lower floor full of truck parts and “bling” to dress up your truck. Plus souvenirs galore, restored trucks, multiple food vendors plus their inhouse cafe/diner. And then a barber, chiro, dentist and library on the 2nd floor. And a parking lot full of trucks!
Then across the road is the IOWA 80 Trucking museum- great collection of restored trucks and American transport history.

26/01/2026

USA Road trip #1, stop #2:
John Deere Pavilion in Moline, Illinois.
An excellent display of historical machinery, the history of John Deere and current models. Interesting for little and big kids, plenty of shiny big toys and technology.
And the John Deere shop next door has a vast array of merchandise 😁

26/01/2026

USA Road trip #1 from Chicago, Illinois to Kansas City, Missouri doing just over 1000 mile in 5 days.
Stop #1 was at ED Etnyre & Co in Oregon, Illinois.
Etnyre manufacture the Falcon live bottom trailers that we use in road construction. And other specialist equipment for the asphalt industry.
We were warmly welcomed, inspected their factory and saw the quality processed that goes into their equipment. We then met with their sales team and engineers over lunch to discuss our usage and modifications of the live floor trailers.

20/01/2026

Anspach AG visited York, Pennsylvania USA to attend the Keystone Farm Show. There was 6 pavilions of machinery and other farm inputs. We met a local machinery dealer, Messicks, and got to tour their impressive workshop in Mount Joy.
Rob attended a factory tour of Case/New Holland hay balers and mowers.

30/12/2025

Best wishes to all the crew Mogumber Outback Club Inc for an awesome NYE rodeo.
We are literally a world away - sub zero temperature and not many people. A different NYE celebration for us 🥳
If you’re at the rodeo then check out the iNSTRUCKTA!
Promoting road safety and the transport industry.
TRANSAFE WA

05/12/2025

That time of the year again - taking the header for a spin to harvest Zen wheat to make udon noodles.