# Trucks bear load as Victorian rail impasse bites - Grain Central

> Exporters are shifting more Victorian grain onto trucks because the rail dispute has cancelled trains. Cargill says cancellations cover about 30,000 tonnes booked for March through May. Victoria's grain export program still plans to ship over 250,000 tonnes from its three ports this month.

- Date: 2017-05-02 · published 2017-05-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71048-trucks-bear-load-as-victorian-rail-impasse-bites-grain-central
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Trucking grain at higher cost to ports raises exporter margins and can narrow farmgate bids in Victoria. The shortfall in rail capacity also threatens scheduled export volumes.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2021-03-11 | [Feedgrain Focus: Prices ease as sorghum weighs in - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48167-feedgrain-focus-prices-ease-as-sorghum-weighs-in-grain-central.md) | -0.4% | -0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2021-10-21 | [Bumper grain crop set to challenge supply chain: ANZ - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44497-bumper-grain-crop-set-to-challenge-supply-chain-anz-grain-central.md) | +0.4% | +8.8% |
| WHEAT | 2020-06-18 | [Grain exports flow fast as pandemic lockdowns clear rail capacity - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52629-grain-exports-flow-fast-as-pandemic-lockdowns-clear-rail-capacity-grainews.md) | +2.0% | -3.8% |
| WHEAT | 2017-04-27 | [In Ukrainian ports continues to become cheaper grain transshipment](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71408-in-ukrainian-ports-continues-to-become-cheaper-grain-transshipment.md) | +3.4% | +1.8% |
| WHEAT | 2019-02-19 | [T-Ports on track to take 2019 grain in Eyre Peninsula shake-up - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60604-t-ports-on-track-to-take-2019-grain-in-eyre-peninsula-shake-up-grain-central.md) | -3.8% | -0.5% |

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/markets/trucks-bear-load-as-victorian-rail-impasse-bites/

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