# Harvest gathers pace in South Australia, sluggish in eastern states - Grain Central

> Australia's winter-crop harvest is underway in all mainland states, with GrainCorp receiving only 21,000 tonnes in Queensland, 1,000 tonnes in NSW and 3,500 tonnes in Victoria. GrainCorp reversed its export chain to move WA grain east, with 156,000 tonnes transhipped so far.

- Date: 2018-10-30 · published 2018-10-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62506-harvest-gathers-pace-in-south-australia-sluggish-in-eastern-states-grain-central
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Tiny eastern intakes confirm a severe drought shortfall that drives Australia to import and source grain from the west, supporting domestic wheat and barley prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2024-10-29 | [Grain handlers go on strike at Australian exporter GrainCorp](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27887-grain-handlers-go-on-strike-at-australian-exporter-graincorp.md) | +0.3% | -1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2021-09-28 | [Patrick-MUA stoush compounds pain for ag exporters - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45092-patrick-mua-stoush-compounds-pain-for-ag-exporters-grain-central.md) | +5.5% | +8.4% |
| WHEAT | 2025-09-23 | [Worker disputes ail grain handlers on the eve of harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22871-worker-disputes-ail-grain-handlers-on-the-eve-of-harvest.md) | -0.2% | +1.8% |
| 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 | 2017-05-01 | [Train drivers carrying Victoria's grain harvest on strike over new enterprise agreement - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71045-train-drivers-carrying-victoria-s-grain-harvest-on-strike-over-new-enterprise.md) | +2.3% | +1.5% |

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/markets/harvest-gathers-pace-in-south-australia-sluggish-in-eastern-states/

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