Australia: Overall Western Australia crop estimate slightly up as harvest starts slowly

Published 2024년 10월 18일

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The Grain Industry Association of Western Australia (GIWA) has forecasted a significant increase in the 2024 WA harvest, estimating a potential yield of 17,753,000 tonnes, up from the September projection of 13,438,000 tonnes. The bulk of the grain is expected to come from the Kwinana zone, with smaller contributions from Albany, Geraldton, and Esperance. However, GIWA noted that grain yields may not reach earlier spring expectations, with the amount of rainfall and soil type significantly impacting the final yield. The season's rainfall pattern and the lack of subsoil moisture at the start of the grain-growing season have led to varied results across the regions.

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The 2024 WA harvest could yield up to 17,753,000 tonnes. That's the latest prediction from the Grain Industry Association of Western Australia after it released its October crop production estimates today. This is up slightly from the 13,438,000t it estimated in September. The figure takes in onfarm seed and feed requirements, as well as trade outside of the CBH Group network. The bulk of the grain will be delivered from the Kwinana zone, at 8.097mt - of that figure 4.76mt will be to wheat, 1.9mt to barley, 880,000t to canola, 335,000t to oats, 210,000t to lupins and 12,000t to oats. The Albany zone is predicted to produce 4.17mt, with 1.47mt to wheat, 1.6mt to barley, 760,000t to canola, 230,000t to oats, 90,000t to lupins and 20,000t to pulses. In the Geraldton zone, up to 2.39mt of wheat is expected to be harvested, making up the bulk of the zone's overall total of 2.921mt. About 240,000t of canola, 165,000t of lupins, 120,000t of barley, 5000t of oats and 1000t of pulses will ...

Source: Farmweekly