# Farmers caught in middle of Port Botany wharf dispute - again | NSW

> An enterprise bargaining dispute between the MUA and Patrick Stevedores has led Patrick to close many rail freight windows at Port Botany, Sydney, for at least three weeks. Shippers say a large share of NSW agricultural exports will need to be unloaded at congested suburban depots and trucked to the port, adding handling costs.

- Date: 2021-06-28 · published 2021-06-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46600-farmers-caught-in-middle-of-port-botany-wharf-dispute-again-nsw
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Higher handling and rail disruption costs for grain and meal exports from NSW can widen basis and delay shipments, supporting local feed grain prices relative to futures.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2021-07-05 | [Wharfies earn $172,000 a year as farmers cop brunt of port row \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46080-wharfies-earn-172-000-a-year-as-farmers-cop-brunt-of-port-row-nsw.md) | -2.2% | -3.7% |
| WHEAT | 2017-12-06 | [Ports dispute enters second week and stalls millions of dollars in Christmas deliveries](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67504-ports-dispute-enters-second-week-and-stalls-millions-of-dollars-in-christmas.md) | -4.5% | -1.8% |
| WHEAT | 2025-07-07 | [STB backs CPKC in grain export dispute with Union Pacific - Trains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23750-stb-backs-cpkc-in-grain-export-dispute-with-union-pacific-trains.md) | -3.4% | -5.3% |
| WHEAT | 2016-12-28 | [New step in Port of Churchill’s potential sale - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73482-new-step-in-port-of-churchill-s-potential-sale-agcanada.md) | -0.5% | +1.6% |
| WHEAT | 2023-07-21 | [EXCLUSIVE: Romanian port can ship more Ukraine grain after collapse of Black Sea deal \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14375-exclusive-romanian-port-can-ship-more-ukraine-grain-after-collapse-of-black-sea.md) | -0.9% | -1.5% |

## Sources

- theland.com.au: https://www.theland.com.au/story/7316348/major-export-port-hit-by-rail-closure-in-patrick-row/

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