# Grain trains start a rolling

> Qube has started its first grain train of the 2020 harvest, leaving Coonamble in New South Wales for the Quattro Ports terminal at Port Kembla. Early indications point to a strong harvest after several drought years.

- Date: 2020-11-16 · published 2020-11-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50132-grain-trains-start-a-rolling
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Early rail movement signals harvest volumes and logistics capacity, but the story has little direct price impact on feed commodities.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2019-07-23 | ['Start of a new normal': First grain train since 2015 rolls into Churchill, Man. \| CBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58107-start-of-a-new-normal-first-grain-train-since-2015-rolls-into-churchill-man-cbc.md) | +1.5% | -1.2% |
| WHEAT | 2017-05-05 | [Victorian grain trains ready to roll as agreement reached - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71044-victorian-grain-trains-ready-to-roll-as-agreement-reached-grain-central.md) | -1.3% | -1.2% |
| WHEAT | 2022-04-28 | [Grain Transportation Report, April 28, 2022](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42042-grain-transportation-report-april-28-2022.md) | -1.3% | +0.9% |
| WHEAT | 2026-03-12 | [Tug strike disrupts grain loading at France's Rouen port](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20199-tug-strike-disrupts-grain-loading-at-france-s-rouen-port.md) | -0.2% | -2.1% |
| WHEAT | 2024-08-29 | [Grain Transportation Report, August 29, 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16515-grain-transportation-report-august-29-2024.md) | +4.6% | +15.4% |

## Sources

- thedcn.com.au: https://www.thedcn.com.au/news/grain-trains-start-a-rolling

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