# Machinery problems solved this harvest | Farm Weekly | WA

> Western Australia's record harvest of more than 20 million tonnes was largely unaffected by machinery problems, according to a Farm Weekly report. Dealers were able to cope with delivery delays and parts shortages despite some new combines being held up by an industrial dispute at Fremantle Port. The article covers farm equipment supply rather than grain markets.

- Date: 2022-01-17 · published 2022-01-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43160-machinery-problems-solved-this-harvest-farm-weekly-wa
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Harvest logistics ran smoothly, so there is no meaningful effect on Australian grain supply or prices from this story.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2021-10-17 | [Diverted farm machinery begins journey back to WA farmers \| Farm Weekly \| WA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44575-diverted-farm-machinery-begins-journey-back-to-wa-farmers-farm-weekly-wa.md) | +1.1% | +9.1% |
| WHEAT | 2022-07-19 | [Early, speedy harvest poses logistical challenges - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40554-early-speedy-harvest-poses-logistical-challenges-farmers-weekly.md) | -11.3% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2022-12-02 | [This Week In Dairy 12-02-2022 - Total Farm Marketing by Stewart-Peterson](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8751-this-week-in-dairy-12-02-2022-total-farm-marketing-by-stewart-peterson.md) | -9.7% | -1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2018-11-27 | [No big problems seen in grain transportation so far - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62065-no-big-problems-seen-in-grain-transportation-so-far-grainews.md) | +1.5% | +2.7% |
| WHEAT | 2021-10-06 | [Fremantle Port industrial dispute holds up farm machinery worth millions - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44570-fremantle-port-industrial-dispute-holds-up-farm-machinery-worth-millions-abc.md) | +1.7% | +13.6% |

## Sources

- farmweekly.com.au: https://www.farmweekly.com.au/story/7578949/machinery-problems-solved-this-harvest/

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