CBH Group (CBH) has ended the 2025/26 harvest with 24.2 million tonnes received, the largest in its history.
The achievement surpasses the previous record of 22.9 million tonnes by 1.3 million tonnes, or 6 per cent.
CBH Chief Operations Officer Mick Daw said this year’s “record crop” demonstrates the innovation and productivity of WA growers and the CBH network and sets new benchmarks for both scale and speed.
“Thank you to all growers, transporters, contractors, and the entire CBH team for their efforts throughout the 2025/26 harvest,” Daw said.
“Importantly, it was also one of our safest harvests on, which is an outstanding achievement given the volumes we handled. This is the fourth time in five years harvest deliveries exceeded 20 million tonnes, showing how quickly the State’s production profile is evolving, driven by another year of exceptional grower performance.”
The record harvest sees 45 sites across the network achieve their biggest season ever and 45 sites break daily records. Four of five zones including Albany, Esperance, Kiwana South, and Geraldton Zones set new seasonal totals, including 18 days with more than 500,000 tonnes delivered in a single day, nine days above 600,000 tonnes, and a new all-time daily record of 680,129 tonnes.
Daw said what used to take over a week is now receiving in a few days. More than 80 per cent of the harvest, almost 20 million tonnes, were delivered in just six weeks.
Between October and January, CBH out turned 7.2 million tonnes including a record 2.5 in January, the highest in CBH’s history.
CBH also invested significantly to prepare for this season, adding 2.3 million tonnes of new storage, upgrading key network sites, deploying additional equipment, and recruiting and training about 1,800 harvest casuals to support frontline operations.
Daw said it’s essential to have a high-performing supply chain, as crop size continues to grow.
“We’re committed to keeping pace and staying ahead, so growers can continue to deliver harvests of this scale with confidence,” Daw said.
“Congratulations to WA growers, contractors, CBH employees, and the entire grain industry for this remarkable achievement.”
