Week ending Sunday 11 December 2022 report

South Australian and western Victorian growers had another big week last week, delivering over 1.3 million tonnes into sites in the Viterra network.

This takes our total receivals to over 3.8 million tonnes for the 2022/23 harvest.

Viterra General Manager Supply Chain, Derek Robjohns says we are focussed on moving the grain growers are delivering through our network to end use markets.

“We continued to load vessels at our Thevenard, Port Lincoln, Outer Harbor and Inner Harbour export terminals last week,” Derek says.

“We also completed our first 2022/23 season lentil vessel which we loaded at Inner Harbour.

“To meet this demand we are continuously moving grain through our network to port, our train movements are at full tilt and we are also using trucks to transport.

“We’ve continued to see strong demand for grain in the Viterra network, with new domestic and export buyers bidding last week. This takes the number of buyers who are posting prices and/or have bought grain so far this season to 24, and our record breaking exporter figure up to 19, offering our grower customers even more choice of who they sell their grain to when they deliver to us.”

Viterra Western region Operations Manager, Nick Pratt says growers have broken another record for the region.

“Growers have delivered more grain into our Wudinna site this harvest than any other season,” Nick says.

“We thank growers for their continued support and choosing us to connect their grain with domestic and international markets.

“We also recognise the hard work of our employees at Wudinna and across our sites who are safely and efficiently receiving grower deliveries.”

Viterra Central region Operations Manager, Jack Tansley says deliveries into the region picked up with over 518,000 tonnes into sites.

“Last week was our biggest week of receivals in the Central region for the season. The weather overall was good, however, we did see some cooler days which saw growers switch from cereals to lentils or canola,” Jack says.

Viterra Eastern region Operations Manager, Andrew Cannon says the region is still waiting for peak harvest to hit.

“Our sites are gradually becoming busier as growers start their harvest, our Tailem Bend, Loxton and Werrimull sites and Inner Harbour port terminal have been particularly busy with grower deliveries,” Andrew says.

“While the weather was dry last week, it was still cool, meaning growers weren’t able to start harvesting until later in the day. We’ve been working closely with our grower customers to match our opening hours to when they can harvest.”

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.