# PN industrial action costing Vic grains sector millions | Farm Online | ACT

> Industrial action by the RTBU against Pacific National has cancelled over 30 trains in Victoria since early March, affecting about 100,000 tonnes of grain. Estimated undelivered grain costs are around $10 million, mainly from port demurrage. Further union action was confirmed for the following Sunday.

- Date: 2017-04-25 · published 2017-04-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71505-pn-industrial-action-costing-vic-grains-sector-millions-farm-online-act
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Lost rail capacity is delaying contract execution and pressuring a shipping schedule already loaded with a record Victorian harvest, which can widen port basis and raise logistics costs for grain buyers.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-04-27 | [Pacific National industrial action costing Victorian grains sector millions \| The Border Mail \| Wodonga, VIC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71506-pacific-national-industrial-action-costing-victorian-grains-sector-millions-the.md) | +3.4% | +1.8% |
| WHEAT | 2025-08-27 | [Industrial action set to hit Kwinana grain port all next week \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23327-industrial-action-set-to-hit-kwinana-grain-port-all-next-week-farm-online-act.md) | +0.1% | -0.9% |
| WHEAT | 2025-01-08 | [Grain industry may be hit by MUA and Qube Ports dispute \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26509-grain-industry-may-be-hit-by-mua-and-qube-ports-dispute-farm-online-act.md) | -0.2% | +3.6% |
| WHEAT | 2025-08-28 | [Automation dispute threatens Australia's grain export supply \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23331-automation-dispute-threatens-australia-s-grain-export-supply-farm-online-act.md) | +0.1% | -0.7% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- farmonline.com.au: https://www.farmonline.com.au/story/4620728/pn-industrial-action-costing-vic-grains-sector-millions/

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