Harvest Report - 11 November 

Tonnes continued to flow into the CBH network last week however late wet weather across most of the Wheatbelt slowed the pace of harvest for a couple of days.

In the last seven days, CBH received 1,862,000 tonnes, bringing the total for the season to nearly 3,985,000 tonnes.

While most of the state was impacted by wet weather, the western part of the Albany Zone was not impacted. All Zones reduced hours following the rain.

With higher moisture limits in barley and wheat, growers in affected areas should have started harvest again.

CBH Chief Operations Officer Mick Daw said it is unlikely that the rain will cause significant delays to growers' harvest programs.

"Most of WA's grain growing regions received some rain late last week, which stopped many growers from harvesting," Mr Daw said.

"We responded accordingly to the wet weather by temporarily shutting sites and services to protect the grain already received.

"All our services are now back up and running and we are hearing that most growers are able to get back to harvesting.

"As always, growers should keep an eye on their CDF app to be notified on updates to site and service openings."

Zone Summaries

Albany

• Wet weather in the northern part of the zone towards the end of the week slowed receivals. The southern part of zone had some cooler weather during the week which reduced receivals.
• The majority of receivals have been barley and canola, with some growers in the zone delivering wheat - which is early for Albany.
• All sites will be open across the zone by the end of next week.

Esperance

• A solid week of receivals for the majority of the week until wet weather from Friday to Sunday slowed harvest progress right down. Most of our services are back up and running, and growers getting back on the headers.  
• Barley and canola are still the main commodities being received, however we are seeing some wheat come in as growers finish up their barley and canola programs. 
• We are looking to introduce wheat segregations to accommodate high screenings.
• All sites are now open across the zone with the zone cycle time sitting around 46 minutes.

Geraldton

• Harvest receivals were slow starting in the mornings last week, but picked up as the days progressed. Some rain on Thursday slowed receivals for Friday.
• Canola tonnes picked up last week with cooler weather and we expect the bulk of it to be finished by the end of this week. Wheat tonnes are steadily picking up with the zone likely to ramp up next week.
• All sites are open across the zones with Geraldton Grain Terminal, Moonyoonooka, Narngulu, Mingenew and Carnamah offering extended hours.
• Growers across the zone are reporting high wheat yields, as high as 3.5 to 4 tonnes per hectare for some.

Kwinana North

• Rain across the zone at the end of the week affected deliveries for a day or so.
• All commodities are being received with canola and barley still being the major ones delivered.
• All sites across the zone are open.
• We have introduced wheat grades to cater for growers with high screenings.

Kwinana South

• Harvest receivals continue to increase across all Kwinana South areas. A minor rain event on Tuesday slowed down progress a little, and then a more significant weather system brought most Kwinana South sites to a stop on Friday. 
• Canola now represents most of the harvest volumes coming in, but barley volumes are still going strong. Most growers are only a quarter way through their barley program and we expect this to continue for at least another week or two.
• Low amounts of wheat, lupins and oats continue to come through, but nothing significant as yet. Lupins stack at Kellerberin has been popular with growers, with some decent volumes coming through.
• Most Kwinana South sites are now open, with the exception of a few wheat only sites, and Dale (canola still green). We expect all sites to be open by the middle of November. 
• Zone average cycle time is under 38 minutes.