# Vic grain train strike threatens harvest | SBS News

> The Pacific National pay dispute entered its third day, with the lock-out keeping Victorian grain trains off the tracks. Farmers are struggling to sell stored grain because buyers cannot move it to market. The Victorian Farmers Federation says this is pressuring the prices farmers receive.

- Date: 2017-05-03 · published 2017-05-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71046-vic-grain-train-strike-threatens-harvest-sbs-news
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Buyers unable to take delivery are pushing grain prices down at the farm while port supply stays constrained. Extended stoppage would widen the local basis and raise road freight costs.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-10-28 | [CRMAgri - Latest - Wheat renews slide as Russia reopens Kerch Strait to grain vessels](https://feedsoft.ai/events/100-crmagri-latest-wheat-renews-slide-as-russia-reopens-kerch-strait-to-grain.md) | +0.2% | — |
| WHEAT | 2021-01-07 | [Argentine Grains Inspectors End Strike \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49137-argentine-grains-inspectors-end-strike-feed-and-grain.md) | +0.8% | -4.1% |
| WHEAT | 2023-11-27 | [Ukraine is shipping more grain through Black Sea despite Russia threat \| AP News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14343-ukraine-is-shipping-more-grain-through-black-sea-despite-russia-threat-ap-news.md) | +0.4% | -0.8% |
| WHEAT | 2022-07-29 | [Ukraine ready for first grain ship in Russia deal - BBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14472-ukraine-ready-for-first-grain-ship-in-russia-deal-bbc-news.md) | +4.4% | -0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2023-10-24 | [St. Lawrence Seaway strike leaving goods, ships stranded at Port of Thunder Bay \| CBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33668-st-lawrence-seaway-strike-leaving-goods-ships-stranded-at-port-of-thunder-bay.md) | +1.8% | +0.8% |

## Sources

- sbs.com.au: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/vic-grain-train-strike-threatens-harvest/3yl8bhubg

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