Media Release | 31 December 2025
Lachlan Hunter MLA
Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Food
Western Australia’s grain growers have reached a historic milestone, with the 2025–26 harvest now officially the largest crop ever received by CBH Group, surpassing 22.9 million tonnes and setting a new State record.
Shadow Minister for Agriculture and Food, Mr Lachlan Hunter, said the achievement was a powerful reflection of the skill, resilience and productivity of WA grain growers and the strength of the cooperative system that supports them.
“This is an extraordinary result and a tremendous credit to grain growers across Western Australia,” Mr Hunter said.
“Surpassing 22.9 million tonnes makes this the largest crop ever received by CBH and confirms the global competitiveness of our grains industry.”
Mr Hunter acknowledged the critical role played by CBH Group in receiving, storing and moving the record crop through the system.
“CBH has demonstrated the importance of grower-owned infrastructure, with storage capacity, logistics and shipping programs operating at scale to keep grain moving to customers through all four ports,” he said.
“Even with a record crop already in the system, there is still more grain to come, and CBH has shown it is ready and able to handle it.”
Mr Hunter said the record harvest highlighted the importance of maintaining strong policy settings for agriculture and regional Western Australia.
“This result reflects decades of investment in agronomy, research, infrastructure and on-farm innovation,” he said.
“Grain growers deserve certainty, reliable freight and port infrastructure, and a government that backs agriculture as the backbone of the WA economy.”
Mr Hunter congratulated growers, contractors, transport operators and CBH staff on their contribution to the record harvest and wished them a safe and prosperous New Year.
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