Storm rain in the past fortnight has washed millions of dollars from the value of wheat crops across the Central West and North West of NSW, downgrading them to low-value feed grade.
About two-thirds of the crop in the northern NSW and about 40pc in the Central West had been harvested and safely stored away before the weather turned foul.
What’s now left to be stripped has suffered widespread lodging, shelling and shot and sprung grain.
But if there is a silver lining to the storm clouds that drenched the northern harvest, it’s the promise of firmer wheat prices for those southern growers who have been able to strip reasonable quality crops after a frustratingly dry growing season.
As the grain belt prays for a lengthy dry break to finish the harvest, southern farmers are hoping prices for good quality wheat will keep strengthening on the back of the severely downgraded northern result.
Full story in The Land, December 4.
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