# CBH whacks unprovoked lockout on its entire Kwinana grain terminal workforce

> Maritime Union of Australia says CBH locked out its entire Kwinana grain terminal workforce on October 8, 2025, the second lockout in two months, and brought in replacement workers. The union says more than 130 workers are affected during the record harvest.

- Date: 2025-10-08 · published 2025-10-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/22405-cbh-whacks-unprovoked-lockout-on-its-entire-kwinana-grain-terminal-workforce
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Terminal lockouts at Western Australia's main grain port risk slowing harvest intake and loading, which can tighten prompt Australian wheat and barley availability and support export basis.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-09-01 | [CBH locks out Kwinana workers as union dispute gets worse \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22872-cbh-locks-out-kwinana-workers-as-union-dispute-gets-worse-farm-online-act.md) | -0.6% | -1.2% |
| WHEAT | 2025-07-30 | [Unions vote in favour of protected action at CBH Kwinana - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23752-unions-vote-in-favour-of-protected-action-at-cbh-kwinana-grain-central.md) | -0.7% | -0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2021-08-30 | [Hurricane Ida damages Louisiana grain terminal, disrupts exports \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45732-hurricane-ida-damages-louisiana-grain-terminal-disrupts-exports-reuters.md) | +0.2% | +0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2020-02-12 | [Protests block grain deliveries to west coast terminals \| farmnewsNOW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54608-protests-block-grain-deliveries-to-west-coast-terminals-farmnewsnow.md) | +5.5% | +10.1% |
| WHEAT | 2021-07-26 | [Grain sector works its way through COVID disruption](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45955-grain-sector-works-its-way-through-covid-disruption.md) | -0.2% | +0.9% |

## Sources

- mua.org.au: https://www.mua.org.au/MUA/Content/News_Articles/2025/cbh-whacks-unprovoked-lockout-on-its-entire-kwinana-grain-terminal-workforce.aspx

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