Monday 3 July to Sunday 6 August 2023 report

With growers and buyers utilising Viterra’s port direct service, deliveries into the Viterra network in July reached nearly 30,000 tonnes. Lentil deliveries into ports in the Yorke Peninsula made up most of the tonnes.

These deliveries saw receivals for the 2022/23 season reach 9 million tonnes during the month. The milestone was achieved on Tuesday 11 July with growers delivering lentils to Port Giles for a Viterra vessel destined for India.

We continued our busy shipping programme, surpassing 6.5 million tonnes in exports to international markets.

As part of preparations for the 2023/24 harvest, Viterra has opened applications for 1500 seasonal harvest roles.

Viterra continues exporting by the millions

Viterra is continuing to move southern Australian growers’ grain quickly from its supply chain to international markets, surpassing 6.5 million tonnes in exports.

Viterra Chief Operations Officer, James Murray attributed these achievements to Viterra’s highly experienced team.

"We have an incredible team of around 1000 employees across our operational sites, ports, and offices, who are working hard to deliver an exceptional service for our customers, ensuring safety and efficiency," James says.

“Viterra thanks employees for their outstanding achievements this season to connect local growers with end use markets.”

James says with the later start to harvest, Viterra has broken shipping records to meet the demand for grain from its network.

“We’ve been moving grain to port as quickly as possible to load onto ships when demand is at its highest,” James says.

Viterra has managed to maintain excellent customer service while accomplishing some of its busiest shipping periods and received positive comments from export customers regarding the efficiency of its supply chain.

"Our focus on providing a safe, efficient and flexible supply chain for our customers is reflected by the more than 45 buyers and 18 exporters who continue to source grain from the Viterra network,” James says.

“This is further shown in the strong forward bookings for shipping with Viterra, for the upcoming 2023/24 season totalling over 6.2 million tonnes, and for the next four years.

“Heading into a new season with forward bookings provides growers delivering into the Viterra network with the confidence that buyers are ready to purchase their grain when they deliver.”

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Viterra kicks off recruitment drive for 1500 harvest jobs

Applications are open for 1500 seasonal workers to join Viterra for the 2023/24 grain harvest across South Australia and western Victoria.

Harvest work with Viterra pays above award rates with no previous work experience required. Viterra provides all necessary training for the various roles from general grain handling to classification.

Harvest jobs are available at Viterra’s 53 sites across South Australia, and two in western Victoria from approximately October onwards, with the opportunity for ongoing work beyond the harvest period.

Viterra General Manager Human Resources, Alyson Gilbey says harvest work is exciting and rewarding with opportunities available to suit a range of age groups and backgrounds.

“If the opportunity to make great money in the summer holidays and explore southern Australia’s beautiful regions in your spare time appeals to you, we encourage you to apply. We’ll give you all the training and support that you need to succeed,” Alyson says.

“Harvest work is ideal for school students and university students looking for summer work outside of their studies, school leavers, retirees, backpackers and anyone looking to gain work experience and new skills.

“Our harvest workers tell us that they enjoy the variety that the roles offer and being part of a fun, supportive and safe working environment as they assist local growers during the busy harvest period.”

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For more information and to apply, visit the harvest jobs section of the Viterra website.

Disclaimer
* This data is subject to variation due to individual site operations and the timing of reports.
** The total 2022/23 data includes grain received into Viterra’s storage and handling network since 10 October 2022.