WA’s biggest grain handler CBH Group has smashed its daily network receival record twice in two days as farmers ramp up harvest in the Kwinana South and Albany Port Zones.
Georgia Campion
Organisers of WA’s biggest grains conference are gearing up to celebrate three decades of sharing the latest research, technology, and innovations with industry next year.
Cally Dupe
A new government joint project has been launched on World Soil Day with the goal of improving soil management and productivity along WA’s south coast.
Australia’s biggest ruminant feedmill has opened in Perth, boosting demand for local farmers’ grain at a time when harvest totals are soaring.
Harvest is ramping up across WA, but for some farmers in the Esperance Port Zone it’s coming to a close after a dream run.
A Melbourne business and WA grain exporter are rattling the tin to secure $10 million to open the State’s biggest canola oilseed crushing plant capable of processing one million tonnes of canola per year.
A long-awaited review that could lead to the ban of a popular farm chemical has been delayed a second time, with the Australian chemical regulator’s findings into paraquat now postponed until next year.
WA farmers are officially set to harvest a record grain crop of 26.62 million tonnes — smashing the prior record set in 2022 despite recent rain and hail taking the shine off in some areas.
A major push is under way to open new export markets for Australian canola meal, as the nation’s crushing capacity ramps up and producers look for fresh opportunities across Asia and New Zealand.
It’s been all systems go for the Bowman family at Grass Patch after starting what is shaping up to be a flat-tack but very good harvest.
CBH Group has sold 50 per cent stake in Interflour to a Hong Kong investment company for $169 million, assuring farmer-members a $46 million shareholder loan from five years ago has been fully repaid.
Harvest records continue to tumble just weeks into the season as farmers crank up their headers, setting the pace for what is looking increasingly likely to be a record crop.
The Esperance Port Zone is leading the State in grain deliveries and is set to smash its own receival record of 3.6Mt, with a record-breaking harvest predicted.
Australia has shipped canola to China for the first time in five years, with a vessel hauling a trial cargo of the oilseed setting sail from Esperance for Qingdao last weekend.
WA’s best-known crop report author is becoming increasingly confident this year’s harvest could be one for the record books.
CBH Group has secured a new long-term agreement with the Shire of Cranbrook to retain its existing workforce accommodation in the Great Southern town, with plans for further expansion under consideration.
Georgia Campion and Cally Dupe
WA’s biggest fertiliser company has quadrupled its liquid storage capacity in the Mid West and flagged plans for similar expansion in Esperance while exploring local manufacturing opportunities at Albany.
CBH Group’s McLevie site near Dalwallinu has become the first to smash a daily receival record this harvest.
WA grain farmers’ crops have been flooded and pummelled by hail just days into harvest, with some reporting devastating hailstones as big as 20c coins and falls of up to 100mm.
Australia is about to ship canola to China for the first time in five years, with a vessel hauling a trial cargo of the oilseed expected to set sail from Esperance for Qingdao this weekend.
Australian farmers have secured a major trade breakthrough with Pakistan granting full market access for genetically modified canola.
CBH Group and Main Roads WA have issued an urgent reminder to growers, contractors and transport operators that illegal dumping of grain is a serious offence.
Harvest has only just started and new milestones are already being set, with an historic delivery of lentils to CBH Group’s Metro Grains Centre in Forrestfield.
