Weekly harvest report
Week ending Sunday 3 November 2019 report
| 28 October – 3 November 2019 | Total 2019/20 harvest** | |
|---|---|---|
| Viterra total receivals* | 309,021 tonnes | 424,911 tonnes |
| Western region receivals | 159,427 tonnes | 229,432 tonnes |
| Central region receivals | 145,026 tonnes | 190,253 tonnes |
| Eastern region receivals*** | 4,568 tonnes | 5,226 tonnes |
More than 300,000 tonnes were received into our network in the past week, with barley remaining the frontrunner commodity, again comprising more than half of last week’s deliveries.
A further 19 sites welcomed their first receivals in the past week, boosting the number of sites that have received grain this harvest up to 49.
In response to last week’s weather, Viterra altered opening hours at sites in all regions to ensure growers could continue deliveries around weather conditions.
Viterra Central region Operations Manager Jack Tansley says the warmer weather brought a busy start to the week for growers in the region.
“We extended our opening hours at several of the Central region’s sites for growers to deliver earlier in the week and beat the forecasted showers,” Jack says.
“This included keeping our Gladstone, Crystal Brook and Snowtown sites open until 10pm for several nights, and further extending Snowtown’s opening hours until midnight one night last week.”
Viterra Western region Operations Manager Nick Pratt says Viterra’s ability to respond to growers’ changing needs by adjusting operations is made possible by the size of our network and our workforce.
“We manage extended opening hours by running double shifts for our employees, allowing us to continue to provide a flexible and efficient supply chain to our grower customers, while keeping safety as our number one priority,” Nick says.
“As well as extending opening hours across most sites in the region, Port Lincoln began receiving from beyond the local delivery zone for specific wheat and barley grades, in support of our busy upcoming shipping schedule.”
Did you know?
- Viterra has the highest accreditation of any grain supply chain in Australia, all facilities are ISO 22000:2018 accredited.
- We have loaded 119 trains destined for the domestic market since domestic rail movements began in August 2018.
- Viterra’s network has around 10 million tonnes of storage dispersed across 67 grower receival sites
Disclaimer
* This data is subject to variation due to individual site operations and the timing of reports.
** The total 2019/20 data includes grain received into Viterra’s storage and handling network since 8 October 2019.
*** Eastern region data includes Inner Harbour and Victorian sites.
