Australia forecasts record wheat crop despite floods
Wheat
Australia
Published Dec 5, 2022
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Australia is set to have a bumper crop season, including record wheat production in the current financial year, the government said on Tuesday, despite the impact of widespread flooding in the eastern part of the country. Total winter crop production across the country is forecast to total 62 million tonnes, the second highest on record, according to a report by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (Abares). “While spring rain has impacted production, yields and quality in some parts of the country, some states are experiencing their best winter crops on record,” said Abares director Jared Greenville in a statement.
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By Alasdair Pal SYDNEY (Reuters) - Production of wheat, the country's main grain crop, is expected to reach 36.6 million tonnes in the 12 months to June 30, 2023, up 1% from the previous record set last year, the report said. Barley production is expected to reach 13.4 million tonnes, the fourth highest crop on record, with canola expected to hit a record 7.3 million tonnes. Australia's eastern region has suffered a wave of floods this year, flooding homes and farmland, ...
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