# Wharfies earn $172,000 a year as farmers cop brunt of port row | NSW

> A wage dispute between the Maritime Union of Australia and Patrick Terminals at Port Botany in Sydney has cancelled rail windows and delayed shipments by up to seven days. Exporters such as Manildra have shifted containers to road at higher handling costs. Patrick's chief executive said full-time Sydney employees earn about A$172,000 a year.

- Date: 2021-07-05 · published 2021-07-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46080-wharfies-earn-172-000-a-year-as-farmers-cop-brunt-of-port-row-nsw
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Port congestion and rerouting raise export handling costs and delay grain and grain-derived shipments from eastern Australia. This is a regional logistics cost issue with limited direct effect on global feed prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral
- BARLEY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2021-06-28 | [Farmers caught in middle of Port Botany wharf dispute - again \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46600-farmers-caught-in-middle-of-port-botany-wharf-dispute-again-nsw.md) | -0.2% | -3.7% |
| WHEAT | 2026-03-18 | [As war hits trade, Bihar, UP wheat farmers take to border routes \| Today News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20137-as-war-hits-trade-bihar-up-wheat-farmers-take-to-border-routes-today-news.md) | +0.1% | +2.5% |
| WHEAT | 2017-08-03 | [Sask. farmers hope to see Churchill port, rail line revived \| CBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69485-sask-farmers-hope-to-see-churchill-port-rail-line-revived-cbc-news.md) | -3.3% | -4.3% |
| WHEAT | 2021-10-03 | [Sudan running out of essential medicine, fuel and wheat due to port blockade \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44462-sudan-running-out-of-essential-medicine-fuel-and-wheat-due-to-port-blockade.md) | +4.2% | +7.9% |
| WHEAT | 2026-01-21 | [Ukraine refutes reports of shipowners steering clear of its Black Sea ports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14148-ukraine-refutes-reports-of-shipowners-steering-clear-of-its-black-sea-ports.md) | +2.7% | +4.3% |

## Sources

- theland.com.au: https://www.theland.com.au/story/7326688/port-row-chokes-freight-out-of-sydney/

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