THE Eyre Peninsula has been enjoying good graingrowing seasons in recent years, and 2014 was no exception.
While harvest is long done and dusted, the Port Lincoln silos and port are still busy, receiving grain from upcountry sites and sending them overseas.
Viterra operations manager western region Tim Gurney said the 2014-15 season was similar to the one before that.
"We received more than 2.5 million tonnes from the Eyre Peninsula. Across the state we received 6.5mt," he said.
"The quality was good, particularly given the dry finish.
"There was a lot of malt barley around, which was a bonus for growers.
"It meant we provided flexible segregation options for our customers.
"Scope barley was one variety that took a few growers by surprise. In the past it has generally gone feed grade, but last season it generally made malt."
Receivals into Viterra's EP system are generally wrapped up by the end of January, with some sites available afterwards for late deliveries.
"Shipping has been pretty consistent since the end of harvest," Mr Gurney said.
"Between October 1 and April 30 we moved 1.1mt out of Port Lincoln.
"We've loaded 29 vessels for nine different exporters.
"The last two boats sent out went to Indonesia, and the next one to go out is heading to Malaysia."
Mr Gurney said shipping out of Port Lincoln looked consistent for the next few months, meaning carryover stocks continue to decline going into the 2015 season.
He said he had received positive feedback on how the 2015-16 season had started off, with growers already almost halfway through their sowing program.