Bumper winter crops

CANOLA is forecast to reach a record 7.2 million tonnes - a seven per cent increase on the previous year and 81 per cent up on the five-year average. Photo: TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY GURU.

By Admin

October 22, 2022 | 12:00 PM

AUSTRALIA is on track to harvest a near-record winter grain crop of 61.9 million tonnes, according to Rabobank’s 2022/23 Australian Winter Crop Forecast.

However, what will be a record for some farmers will be heartbreak for others due to the impacts of excessive rainfall on grain volume, yield, and quality in parts of the country.