about 20%, including premium Wagyu rations in Japan. The remaining 20% honours the firm’s roots in equine nutrition, from performance animals to heritage lines. Geographically, the business is export-led—about 80% of production sails offshore. But domestic flows remain strategic: Johnson Group supplies vessel feed for live cattle departing Darwin and Townsville to Indonesia and Vietnam, and from Portland (VIC) for dairy exports to North Asia. “We think about the market as a network, not a pipeline,” Johnson explains. “That means multiple species, formats, and routes—always with enough flexibility to pivot when climate or policy shifts.” CLIMATE, CONTINUITY, AND THE DATA THAT DE-RISKS The word “continuity” comes up a lot around Kapunda. That’s because Johnson Group builds business plans for a world of climate extremes. Over the last 88 BUSINESS VIEW OCEANIA VOLUME 07, ISSUE 11 J.T. JOHNSON AND SONS
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