# Victorian grain trains ready to roll as agreement reached - Grain Central

> Pacific National and the Rail, Tram and Bus Union reached an agreement that pauses industrial action for eight weeks. Victorian grain trains were set to resume running to ports the following day. Weekly talks under Fair Work Commission assistance will try to resolve the dispute.

- Date: 2017-05-05 · published 2017-05-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71044-victorian-grain-trains-ready-to-roll-as-agreement-reached-grain-central
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Restored rail capacity eases the port congestion and costly road haulage that had disrupted Victorian grain exports. The eight-week truce is temporary, so the risk of renewed shipping delays remains.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-05-02 | [Trucks bear load as Victorian rail impasse bites - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71048-trucks-bear-load-as-victorian-rail-impasse-bites-grain-central.md) | -2.3% | -1.4% |
| WHEAT | 2020-10-02 | [CN Rail, Union Reach Tentative Agreement \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50672-cn-rail-union-reach-tentative-agreement-feed-and-grain.md) | +1.9% | +3.6% |
| WHEAT | 2019-02-26 | [Sun sets on Eyre Peninsula rail as Viterra moves to road - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60603-sun-sets-on-eyre-peninsula-rail-as-viterra-moves-to-road-grain-central.md) | +0.8% | +5.2% |
| 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% |
| WHEAT | 2020-11-16 | [Grain trains start a rolling](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50132-grain-trains-start-a-rolling.md) | -2.8% | +1.3% |

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/cropping/victorian-grain-trains-ready-to-roll-as-agreement-reached/

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