Grain farmers have been dealt a winter blow, with some unable to access the urea they need for both canola and cereal crops. This will have a huge impact on yield, in particular to canola crops.

Many farmers in the south of the region were off to a difficult start to the cropping season anyway, with wet conditions making getting the crops in difficult. Many machines spent longer bogged than operating over autumn sowing, some simply gave up on the big airseeders and dusted off the smaller old drill still in the shed instead.