Monday 1 August to Sunday 4 September 2022 report

Growers delivered 3727 tonnes to the Viterra network last month. A majority of these deliveries were to sites in our Eastern region.

With harvest fast approaching, and a great forecast for the state, we’re all geared up to receive the crop, provide efficient turnaround times, and export grain to key markets.

Viterra releases planting survey results for 2022/23 harvest

The feedback provided through our planting survey helps us to refine segregations to meet growers needs at our sites. It also helps us to maintain market access and ensure grain meets the requirements of end use customers. 

Planting survey results key findings

• Malt barley varieties have shown the most change this year, Spartacus and Compass are down while Commodus and Maximus have increased. This has resulted in close to even planting percentages for all four varieties
• Results show an increase in GM canola planting from 23% of total canola planted in 2021/22 survey to 31% for 2022/23
• Overall plantings of wheat and canola are slightly up while barley and others are down
• Overall plantings of lentils were also slightly down in the survey results, however, based on further grower feedback and favourable growing conditions we expect above average production this season

A full summary results can be found on our website. 

Based on the survey results and feedback from growers we have released our segregation plan to help growers plan their deliveries. 

Survey winners

Congratulations to the three growers who have each won a $1000 donation to their community group of choice:

• Phil Haby, Bowhill, nominated Walker Flat CFS      
• Derek Combe, Laura, nominated Laura Sporting Reserve  
• David Arbon, Wynarka, nominated Karoonda Football Club

Viterra hosts preharvest meeting with silo committee members and grower representatives

Silo committee members and grower representatives travelled from across South Australia and western Victoria to attend our 2022/23 preharvest meeting last week.

Over the two day event, attendees heard from Viterra employees who discussed key topics such as Viterra's operations and services, harvest recruitment, investments and logistics.
 
Panel sessions gave further insights into subjects such as customers and trends, sustainability, global markets and site operations.

Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development Clare Scriven, Grain Producers South Australia Chair Adrian McCabe, and RaboBank RaboResearch General Manager Stefan Vogel also spoke during the event providing valuable industry updates for those in attendance.

We finished our preharvest meeting by discussing site specific harvest operations for each region. This included feedback our committee members have received from other local growers.

We look forward to seeing and hearing from more growers at our regional preharvest meetings coming up.

Viterra promotes harvest preparations and new services at Eyre Peninsula field days

Viterra attended the Eyre Peninsula field days early in the month to promote the company’s harvest preparations and new services to growers in attendance. Representatives from across the business took the opportunity to reconnect with local growers face to face. Read more.
 

Disclaimer
* This data is subject to variation due to individual site operations and the timing of reports.
** The total 2021/22 data includes grain received into Viterra’s storage and handling network since 6 October 2021.
*** Eastern region data includes Inner Harbour and Victorian sites.