WITH CBH expecting more than 13 million tonnes of grain this harvest it is no surprise that some receivals sites are under pressure.
Many farmers in the Kwinana zone, and in particular in the Avon region, were under the pump to get their grain to the local bin before it fills.
CBH grain operations manager Brett Jeffrey said the huge volumes and perfect harvest conditions meant that grain was pouring in.
"Farmers through that York, Brookton through to Corrigin areas are experiencing an out of the ordinary year and are yielding way above average for wheat and barley and very well for canola," he said.
"So when that happens the storage and segregation space in the local bins comes under pressure."
Mr Jeffrey said York alone had received more than 110,000t in the last three weeks which prompted growers to express concern the bin would fill and close before the end of the season.
But Mr Jeffrey said while some segregations may be shut down temporarily, CBH was working hard to reposition grain to free up space.
"In York we are working hard to get the horizontal storage back and we have plenty of rail support there to keep the main wheat segregations open and alive and operating," he said.
According to Mr Jeffrey some of the smaller 'fill and close' bins were also under pressure but they were endeavouring to keep them open for as long as possible.
"We are starting to take some road transport out of Shackleton to keep that bin alive for a little bit longer," he said.
"But on a normal to average year those bins wouldn't get to that stage."
Mr Jeffrey said the Esperance zone was starting to experience similar problems where grain was being repositioned to make more room.
"We have broken up to 13 daily site receivals records so far," he said,
"There is no doubt there is a lot of grain but we will endeavour to keep as many segregations and sites open and running until the end of harvest."
