Geraldton Port hits record 4Mt of grain as bumper harvest comes to a close

As the massively successful harvest draws to an end in the Mid West, CBH Group has surpassed four million tonnes of grain received at the Geraldton Port zone for the first time. The news confirms what was estimated in December to occur, that last year’s record of 3.9Mt would be broken. The 4Mt mark was broken on Monday. Geraldton zone general manager Brianna Peake said CBH was very pleased with the results, and that the group had managed to overcome the challenges that came with moving such a large amount of grain. “It’s a great achievement, we’re very happy,” she said. “With any harvest of that size, there’s always going to be a few challenges, probably the one for us was building a few emergency storages so that we could take the extra grain in, but that all worked pretty OK. “A massive congratulations to the farmers for achieving what they have, and we’re very proud of the CBH team for handling the harvest successfully.” One million tonnes of grain has already been shipped out from Geraldton since October, with most going to markets in Asia, including Japan, South Korea, and South-East Asia, while some canola and lupins are heading to Europe. Grain from this harvest will continue to be shipped out until the next harvest later this year begins to come into port. CBH is currently seeing the greatest amount of grain ever moved through its supply chain, and it has taken a great deal of work to keep operations flowing, according to CBH chief operations officer Mick Daw. “I know that individuals and teams have gone to extraordinary efforts to keep grain moving and deliver tonnes to our customers throughout the year,” he said. “We have only been able to receive a record amount of grain due to the resilience, dedication, and collaboration of the team from the end of last harvest to now.” Across the State, CBH broke its record for the highest-ever yield from WA farmers, surpassing the previous record of 21.3Mt set last year on January 5.