Weekly harvest report
Week ending Sunday 29 October 2017 report
| 23 October - 29 October 2017 | Total 2017/18 harvest** | |
|---|---|---|
| Viterra total receivals* | 50,072 tonnes | 74,361 tonnes |
| Western region receivals | 29,373 tonnes | 38,530 tonnes |
| Central region receivals | 20,037 tonnes | 34,908 tonnes |
| Eastern region receivals*** | 662 tonnes | 923 tonnes |
Growers delivered more than 50,000 tonnes of grain into Viterra sites last week, bringing total receivals for the 2017/18 season to 74,361 tonnes.
Deliveries have included barley, wheat, canola, peas and lentils.
To continue to meet the needs of growers, Viterra has invested millions of dollars into on-site equipment to help improve elevation and efficiencies.
Four new drive-over-hopper and stacker sets are in place at Roseworthy, Pinnaroo, Keith and Bowmans, while more than 50 conveyor belts have been upgraded to improve elevation capacity on existing sets across the network.
Twenty-one new front end loaders have also been purchased over the past two years to improve efficiencies for all customers.
Extensive roadworks are also being undertaken across many sites; and Roseworthy’s bunkers have received a major upgrade.
Nearly 30,000 tonnes of grain was received in the Western region over the past week. Harvest around Thevenard is the most progressed, while the rest of the region is just getting started.
The 2016/17 shipping season has finished for the Western region with more than three million tonnes of grain exported from Viterra’s Thevenard and Port Lincoln ports.
More than 20,000 tonnes was delivered into the Central region last week. Eleven sites are open across the region with Port Pirie seeing the most activity.
All commodities have now started, including canola into Gladstone, Bowmans and Roseworthy and lentils into Ardrossan, Paskeville and Two Wells.
Some small tonnages were delivered to Eastern region sites last week including Loxton, Monarto South and Strathalbyn. Many growers in the region have yet to start harvest.
2016/17 shipping has continued from the Adelaide ports, with Outer Harbor achieving its second-busiest October on record with more than 158,000 tonnes loaded this month.
Disclaimer
* This data is subject to variation due to individual site operations and the timing of reports.
** The total 2017/18 data includes grain received into Viterra’s storage and handling network since 25 September 2017.
*** Eastern region data includes Inner Harbour and Victorian sites.
