# Grain handlers go on strike at Australian exporter GrainCorp

> The Australian Workers' Union said GrainCorp handlers in New South Wales will hold impromptu one-hour strikes over the next 30 days, with as little as 10 minutes warning. The action targets one of Australia's major growing regions during harvest.

- Date: 2024-10-29 · published 2024-10-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/27887-grain-handlers-go-on-strike-at-australian-exporter-graincorp
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Short unannounced stoppages at a major NSW grain handler can slow loading schedules and export flows, which tends to firm Australian wheat and barley basis.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-09-23 | [GrainCorp workers strike at Newcastle port \| Newcastle Herald \| Newcastle, NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22869-graincorp-workers-strike-at-newcastle-port-newcastle-herald-newcastle-nsw.md) | -0.2% | +1.8% |
| WHEAT | 2024-01-04 | [Saskatchewan workers at grain handler Viterra set to strike \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32139-saskatchewan-workers-at-grain-handler-viterra-set-to-strike-reuters.md) | -1.7% | -1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2026-10-06 | [Vancouver strike halts Canada grain exports at major port](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17139-vancouver-strike-halts-canada-grain-exports-at-major-port.md) | -0.8% | +3.2% |
| WHEAT | 2020-01-28 | [Ongoing strikes slow French grain exports - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55086-ongoing-strikes-slow-french-grain-exports-grain-central.md) | -0.5% | +2.7% |
| WHEAT | 2018-04-16 | [French rail strike squeezes grain exporters – Customs Today Newspaper](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65534-french-rail-strike-squeezes-grain-exporters-customs-today-newspaper.md) | +3.1% | +2.4% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/grain-handlers-go-strike-australian-exporter-graincorp-2024-10-29/

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