Harvest Report - 28 October 2024

Harvest is now underway across Western Australia, with grain received in all CBH port zones.

CBH Chief Operations Officer Mick Daw said the majority of sites are expected to open in the coming week.

"To date we have received a total of 565,200 tonnes across the CBH network, with 525,700 tonnes of those received in the past week," Mr Daw said.

"Harvest has started later and slower than in previous years, however with the warm weather forecast this week we expect activity to pick up significantly."

"For CBH, this year's harvest officially started with 69.1 tonnes of canola delivered to the Esperance Terminal on Tuesday 8 October.

"We expect most sites that will open this harvest to open this week, with deliveries to ramp up in the next fortnight.

"This time of year is extremely busy on our roads, and I encourage everyone to exercise caution while driving with increased traffic across the Wheatbelt. Be sure to give trucks ample space when behind them and overtaking.

"I'd like to wish all growers and communities a safe and successful harvest."

CBH will continue to keep growers updated on sites and services availability using the CDF app during harvest.

Growers and transporters should ensure they have downloaded the latest version and have site notifications and Bluetooth turned on for best performance. 

Receival Statistics

 Zone Summaries

Albany

• Harvest is starting slowly in the zone with receivals mainly canola and some feed barley starting to be delivered
• The are six sites currently receiving grain across the zone however we will be opening more sites as growers start their harvest programs
• Current average zone cycle time is 40 minutes
  
  

Esperance

• Harvest is progressing well in the zone, although daily tonnages are relatively low in comparison to last year
• With some good conditions ahead, it is expected that tonnages will increase across the zone
• Canola and barley are the primary commodities being delivered to sites, with some wheat samples starting to show up late last week
• We currently have 11 out of the 13 sites open; both Shark Lake and Dunn Rock remain closed at this stage and will open later in the season for receivals
• The average zone cycle time is sitting at 50 minutes
  
  

Geraldton

• Harvest had a really slow start due to some heavy late rain, however over the past couple of days we have started to see a steady flow 
• Canola, barley, wheat - and a small amount of lupins - have all been received 
• Nine sites are open, as well as the Geraldton Grain Terminal 
• Average zone cycle time is sitting at 54 minutes
  
  

Kwinana North

• Harvest has progressed well across the zone. The north and west of zone received a small amount of rain last week which has slowed the start of harvest for growers in that area
• Barley is the main commodity being received with small amounts of canola and lupins. We should see some wheat deliveries arrive early this week
• Currently 22 sites are open with all services available
  
  

Kwinana South

• Harvest has progressed steadily over the past week, with all areas and most sites now receiving grain.
• The south-west of the zone is still slow, with only Brookton receiving a few trucks 
• Barley accounts for most of the receivals at this stage, followed by canola. Small volumes of oats and wheat have also been received
• All sites and high-volume services are available