Australia: Late sorghum crops benefit from weekend storms
Sorghum
Australia
Published Mar 18, 2023
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Storms help late sorghum crops Storms stretching from tropical Queensland down to the Gold Coast delivered welcome rain to the state's sorghum areas. Both Central Queensland and the Darling Downs received beneficial rains that will stabilise yields in the later planted sorghum crops which had started to struggle with the hot, dry weather over the past several weeks. The Central Highlands received good falls over several days ranging from 50 to more than 100 millimetres for the week. Last week's soaking should guarantee average to above average sorghum yields across CQ, particularly for early planted crops. Early harvest in CQ is expected to start in April while the late planted crops won't be harvested until July. Weekend storms also delivered heavy rain across most of the Darling Downs. The rains have stalled early sorghum harvesting, which is a little over the half-way mark, although it offers much-needed moisture for the later planted crops where yield potential was sliding ...
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