# Road deliveries to Victorian ports exceed rail deliveries, and it's costing the grain industry - ABC News

> Road deliveries to Victorian ports exceeded rail this year, with one grain company (Emerald Grain) shifting about 60 per cent of its volume to road versus its usual rail share. Heat restrictions and a week-long Pacific National rail strike contributed to the shift.

- Date: 2017-07-05 · published 2017-07-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69973-road-deliveries-to-victorian-ports-exceed-rail-deliveries-and-it-s-costing-the
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Higher road freight and rail disruption raise delivered grain costs and can delay sales, which can widen regional basis and affect grain flows to Victorian export ports.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: neutral

## Sources

- abc.net.au: https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2017-07-05/road-deliveries-to-victorian-ports-exceed-rail/8679808

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