Department Intelligence · Q3 2026
Operations
RedRice/sunflower contamination event driving cleaning effort
Commodity handling held up despite a costly contamination event
Wheat, sunflower and maize-readiness all beat or met plan, but a rice/sunflower cross-contamination event of ~11,000 MT dominated the quarter — driving cleaning cost, a rice-throughput shortfall and an open commercial claim. Yard rehabilitation (95% potholes repaired) and maize-season readiness (98%) are near complete.
Wheat handled
207,594 MT
Rice handled
74,917 MT
Contaminated rice
~11,000 MT
Maize readiness
98%
Key indicators
Wheat Handled
Green207 594 MT9.8%
Target 200 000 MTPrev Q 189 000 MT
Rice Handled
Amber74 917 MT4.2%
Target 80 000 MTPrev Q 78 200 MT
Sunflower Seeds
Green62 174 MT5.6%
Target 60 000 MTPrev Q 58 900 MT
Soya Bean Meal
Amber11 258 MT5.4%
Target 12 000 MTPrev Q 11 900 MT
Yard Potholes Repaired
Amber95%35.7%
Target 100%Prev Q 70%
Maize-Season Readiness
Green98%22.5%
Target 100%Prev Q 80%
Incidents & events
Rice contaminated with sunflower seeds
in-progress~11,000 MT of rice cross-contaminated with sunflower seeds requiring extensive cleaning and re-handling.
2026-08-14 Product quality, cleaning cost, throughput delay
Wheat rain damage
resolved~30 MT of wheat damaged by rain ingress during handling.
2026-07-29 Minor stock write-off
Open actions
Complete rice/sunflower cleaning & re-bagging
in-progress J. van Wyk Due 2026-09-20
Projects
Yard RehabilitationGreen
J. van Wyk95% · on-track · due 2026-09-30
Maize-Season ReadinessGreen
J. van Wyk98% · on-track · due 2026-09-15