Harvest Report - 3 November

Harvest deliveries are now over 1.3 million tonnes, with more than 1.1 million tonnes coming in the past seven days.

Esperance again led the way with nearly half a million tonnes in the bin, followed by Geraldton and Kwinana North. Then Kwinana South and Albany Zones.

Canola and barley are the main commodities being received, with small parcels of wheat, as well as the first delivery of lentils at CBH’s Metro Grain Centre.

Anecdotally, yields are looking good and higher than many expected.

Growers made the most of the good weather over the past week and maximised delivery windows, with most continuing their programs to get what they can to the CBH network prior to expected weather arriving in the middle of the week.

CBH Chief Operations Officer Mick Daw said growers and contractors must remember their hygiene obligations and transport requirements.

“While the vast majority of people continue to do the right thing, we unfortunately received a load of contaminated grain last week.

“In addition, we received reports of grain being dumped in a car bay outside of Esperance last week.

As has always been the case, drivers are not permitted to dump or offload any grain on public land or road reserves. Incidents of grain dumping on main roads or in parking bays will be investigated, and Main Roads has the authority to issue fines. These will be issued to the transport operator, not the grower.