Week ending Sunday 30 November 2025 report

Deliveries to Bunge have passed 1.5 million tonnes, with farmers delivering over 670,000 tonnes for the week. Wheat and barley made up the majority of tonnes.

Sites marked several milestones during the week, including breaking the daily receival record at Lock, welcoming the first delivery to our upgraded Wolseley site, and kicking off the first new season shipments.

Bunge Western region Operations Manager, Nick Pratt says deliveries increased across the region, which saw farmers delivering to Bunge’s Lock site break its daily receival record on Wednesday.

“This new record is a great effort by farmers and carriers, and our employees for moving deliveries safely and efficiently through the site to support them,” Nick says.

“While wheat and barley made up the majority of tonnes, lentil deliveries contributed to the record-breaking day as farmers wrap up their lentil harvest. We received the commodity at Lock for the first time this season, and the segregation has been well utilised.

“Across the region we also had a few good days of receivals, as farmers took the opportunity to harvest and deliver when conditions allowed.

“With harvest on the lower Eyre Peninsula picking up, Cummins was the region’s busiest site for the week.”

Bunge Central region Operations Manager, Jack Tansley says wheat deliveries are increasing in the Central region.

“Wallaroo was again the busiest site for the region last week, with Gladstone, Port Giles and Ardrossan also seeing some good tonnes,” Jack says.

“As more farmers in the mid north started harvesting, we also received the first deliveries for the season at Saddleworth and Eudunda.”

Bunge Eastern region Operations Manager, Andrew Cannon says deliveries into the region were almost double the week before, with more sites also coming online.

“It’s great to have harvest kick off at another five Eastern region sites; Coonalpyn, Dooen, Keith, Strathalbyn and Wolseley,” Andrew says.

“It was particularly exciting to welcome the first delivery into Wolseley, following major upgrades we made to the site this year as part of a $50 million project which aims to improve safety, expand the site and create efficiencies and value for farmer and buyer customers and the local community.

“Prior to harvest, we completed upgrades to improve the delivery experience for farmers and carriers including additional bunker storage, new classification centres and weighbridges, a larger marshalling area, improved roadways and upgraded stormwater management.

“We’re looking forward to welcoming more farmers and carriers to the site as harvest progresses, with the upgrades supporting smoother, safer and faster deliveries.

“Farmers will also benefit from a $3.50 per tonne reduction in freight rates this year at Wolseley as a result of the project. This is further to the decrease provided last year, bringing the total reduction over the past two years to $9.30 per tonne or 26%.”

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In another major milestone for the 2025/26 season, South Australia’s export programme is underway, with the first vessel departing from our Port Lincoln terminal carrying 66,000 tonnes of local barley bound for Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.

Bunge Director Industrial Management, Gavin Cavanagh says the shipment marks the start of a strong export season across Bunge’s South Australian network.

“This first vessel signals the beginning of a busy shipping programme with more than 6 million tonnes forward booked across our six South Australian ports. We’re seeing strong early buyer demand for new season grain from more than 45 buyers, including 9 exporters this season,” Gavin says.

Since the first vessel we have now commenced shipping at Wallaroo, Port Adelaide, Port Giles and Thevenard.

Disclaimer
* This data is subject to variation due to individual site operations and the timing of reports.
** The total 2025/26 data includes grain received into Viterra’s storage and handling network since 13 October 2025.