CBH smashes records in West Oz
NewsAustralia’s benchmark-setting 59 Mt 2016-17 grain harvest has propelled yet more records at Western Australian handler and marketer CBH Group.
Oz grain record breaking continues
StandardAustralia’s massive 2016-17 grain harvest continues to drive export records, with the CBH Group hitting new April highs in Western Australia, shipping more than 1.6 Mt.
The latest benchmark followed the largest ever amount of grain being shipped over a one month period, when January’s shipping volumes broke through 1.8Mt. In addition, there were record rail movements across the state in March, helping achieve the largest amount of grain ever transported via rail during a one month period (964,832t).
CBH Group general manager operations, David Capper, said the successive records demonstrated the ability of CBH’s supply chain to respond to a record harvest.
“So far we’ve exported around 62% of the record 16.6Mt crop brought in during last harvest, not accounting for domestic outturns,” Capper said.
He added CBH had utilised a number of strategies to increase shipping volumes. “We’ve continued to increase the total tonnages available through our shipping stem, aided by initiatives including better berth utilisation and increased
capacity to bring grain from our upcountry network to port.”
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