Australia: Northern harvest cranking, south slow

from sale in the hope of further rallies, and barley remains the more common sell from the header to satisfy the hungry stockfeed market. Table 1: Indicative prices in Australian dollars per tonne. The chickpea market is showing signs of firming, and more growers are engaging now that values have climbed to around $560 per tonne on farm. A delivered Brisbane port price of around $610/t is seen as the most attractive option for growers ready to meet the chickpea market, and this has tightened up movements of cereals to consumers. “We always run into a vacuum at this time; it’s all about getting the crop off, and not delivery,” one trader said. “Another week, and I don’t think there’ll be much crop north of Moree left to harvest.” Queensland growers are ripping into later crops, and the state is believed to be around 90 percent harvested across all commodities. While the occasional cereal crop has screenings issues, quality is generally good, and growers are generally holding wheat ...