# CBH locks out Kwinana workers as union dispute gets worse | Farm Online | ACT

> CBH locked out workers at its Kwinana grain terminal in Western Australia after a dispute over an enterprise agreement, with the lockout effective from 1 September. The move followed more than 60 notices of industrial action since mid-July and disruptions including delayed wagon unloading and shipping issues.

- Date: 2025-09-01 · published 2025-09-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/22872-cbh-locks-out-kwinana-workers-as-union-dispute-gets-worse-farm-online-act
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Disruption at Kwinana, WA's largest grain export facility, during the pre-harvest maintenance window could slow export loadings and support Australian wheat and barley export prices. The scale of the impact depends on how long the lockout lasts.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-10-08 | [CBH whacks unprovoked lockout on its entire Kwinana grain terminal workforce](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22405-cbh-whacks-unprovoked-lockout-on-its-entire-kwinana-grain-terminal-workforce.md) | +1.3% | +2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2025-08-27 | [Industrial action set to hit Kwinana grain port all next week \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23327-industrial-action-set-to-hit-kwinana-grain-port-all-next-week-farm-online-act.md) | +0.1% | -0.9% |
| 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 | 2025-08-28 | [Automation dispute threatens Australia's grain export supply \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23331-automation-dispute-threatens-australia-s-grain-export-supply-farm-online-act.md) | +0.1% | -0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2025-01-08 | [Grain industry may be hit by MUA and Qube Ports dispute \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26509-grain-industry-may-be-hit-by-mua-and-qube-ports-dispute-farm-online-act.md) | -0.2% | +3.6% |

## Sources

- farmonline.com.au: https://www.farmonline.com.au/story/9055412/cbh-locks-out-kwinana-workers-as-union-dispute-gets-worse/

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