As the 2023/24 harvest ends, Viterra will continue to welcome postharvest grain deliveries from growers who have tonnes on farm.
Viterra will receive deliveries into select sites, all of which it will receive under its postharvest delivery procedure from:
- Western region – Monday 29 January
- Central region – Monday 12 February
- Eastern region (Inner Harbour, Tailem Bend, Loxton and Pinnaroo) – Monday 12 February
- Eastern region (Keith, Wolseley, Bordertown and Dooen) – Monday 19 February
Before delivering to a site past these dates Viterra asks that growers call ahead and book to help the company plan operations and ensure an efficient delivery. When booking the grower will be asked for their contact details, NGR, commodity and variety they want to deliver, carrier details and any chemicals applied.
When delivering, growers will be asked by classification employees to present a completed postharvest delivery declaration form, in addition to the delivery advice and declaration form in the Viterra app or book, for each load.
Growers can find the full list of sites receiving postharvest deliveries, and the relevant contact numbers to book at viterra.com.au.
From the dates listed above, deliveries to Viterra ports as part of its port direct service will also follow the postharvest procedure requirements. Port direct enables buyers to purchase grain stored on farm directly from growers ahead of when they have a vessel booked to load.
The postharvest delivery procedure helps to ensure southern Australian grain from Viterra’s network continues to meet the needs of end use customers and maintains local and international market access.
If they prefer, growers can still provide a sample for indicative classification and/or chemical residue testing before they deliver their grain to Viterra but need to plan this in advance as chemical results can take up to ten business days.
In line with Viterra’s harvest quality and food safety processes, Viterra will continue to carry out chemical residue testing on all delivered grain and retain samples of individual grower loads for traceability across all commodities.