170,000 tonnes delivered, first 2026/27 season vessel leaves the network

Harvest report

Ending 1 November 2026

Bunge South Australian and western Victorian receivals*

 
Farmers delivered 170,000 tonnes to Bunge sites last week, taking total receivals for the season past 460,000 tonnes.

Five more sites received their first deliveries of the season: Warramboo and Yeelanna on the Eyre Peninsula, Balaklava in the Mid North, and Karoonda and Lameroo in the Murray Mallee.

Barley remained the major commodity, while lentil deliveries started to increase. We also received our first faba bean and field pea deliveries for the season.

The Eyre Peninsula was again the busiest region, led by Thevenard, as farmers in the upper Eyre Peninsula got further into harvest when weather allowed.

Bunge loads first vessel of the 2026/27 South Australian harvest

We loaded the first vessel of the 2026/27 harvest from our South Australian network last week, with more than 24,000 tonnes of wheat departing Thevenard on Saturday 31 October bound for the Philippines.

The vessel marks the start of a large shipping programme across Bunge’s South Australian ports, with over 7.4 million tonnes of shipping booked for the season, including more than 1.8 million tonnes booked to ship during harvest.

“It's a positive start to the season for farmers to see grain leaving our network so early," Gavin Cavanagh, Bunge Director Industrial Management, says. "Strong shipping demand means farmers can be confident buyers are ready to purchase their grain when they deliver it to us, and that it will move efficiently through our network to international end users."

Shipping will soon kick off across Bunge’s five other port terminals, with Port Lincoln, Wallaroo, Port Giles, Outer Harbor and Inner Harbour all having named vessels for new season grain.

“We are seeing strong demand from our export customers, with buyers looking to access the high-quality grain available through the Bunge network,” Derek Robjohns, Bunge Senior Manager Supply Chain, says. “That demand is continuing as we progress into the season, and we’re working closely with exporters to support them by utilising our efficient network to meet their needs.” 

The milestone also reflects the work across Bunge’s operations and the contribution of carrier partners, who will continue moving grain through the network to port throughout the season.

“Loading the first vessel is a significant milestone and a credit to our employees who have worked hard across the network to get us to this point,” Gavin says. “Thank you also to our carrier and transport partners, who will play an important role in keeping grain moving to port throughout the season.”