Nungarin farmer Neil Davis delivered 12 tonnes of peas to open the season.

Wet weather delayed further deliveries until Friday, when several trucks of barley were waiting at the sample shed by opening time at 7am.

CBH Merredin area manager Craig Gault said recent wet weather meant a slow beginning for harvest but would help late crops.

“There’s still a lot of green stuff, especially south of here, and this rain will do it a world of good, to help fill out the grain and increase quality.

“But with the stuff that’s already ripened, there could be some staining and damage to barley.

“When it rains, the quality of the ripened barley starts to deteriorate and some of the barley delivered so far has had a high moisture rating.

“What we need now is some good fine weather right through to Christmas, but only time will tell how big the season will be.”

Mr Gault said he expected the receival point would warehouse grain for many farmers for quite some time while they waited for grain prices to rise.

He said several other bins in the Wheatbelt