# Grain shipment transferred to SA due to Vic logistics chaos | Farm Online | ACT

> Cargill will load part of a 50,000-tonne vessel in South Australia instead of Geelong to avoid congestion caused by rail train cancellations in Victoria. The vessel will be loaded in two stages, with 25,000 tonnes in Adelaide and 25,000 tonnes in Geelong. Industry sources say lost rail capacity for the week could exceed 50,000 tonnes.

- Date: 2017-05-03 · published 2017-05-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71049-grain-shipment-transferred-to-sa-due-to-vic-logistics-chaos-farm-online-act
- 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

Diverting export loading to South Australia shows that Victorian port constraints are redirecting grain flows and freight. Larger rail losses would tighten port capacity and increase demand for alternative logistics.

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| WHEAT | 2019-01-28 | [Intracontinental shipments set to top 03 \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61047-intracontinental-shipments-set-to-top-03-farm-online-act.md) | +0.1% | -2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2017-04-25 | [PN industrial action costing Vic grains sector millions \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71505-pn-industrial-action-costing-vic-grains-sector-millions-farm-online-act.md) | +3.6% | +2.1% |
| WHEAT | 2017-05-05 | [Parties broker train truce \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71047-parties-broker-train-truce-farm-online-act.md) | -1.3% | -1.2% |
| WHEAT | 2022-05-05 | [Logistic costs increasing for Ukraine's grain trade](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41304-logistic-costs-increasing-for-ukraine-s-grain-trade.md) | -0.2% | +0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2017-05-09 | [Ukraine to expand grain transshipment capacity by 2020](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70860-ukraine-to-expand-grain-transshipment-capacity-by-2020.md) | -2.3% | +0.4% |

## Sources

- farmonline.com.au: https://www.farmonline.com.au/story/4637339/grain-shipment-transferred-to-sa-due-to-vic-logistics-chaos/

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