19.05.12
THE HEADERS are pulling off boxful after boxful and storages are full to the brim, but the gloss of the monster harvest is being taken off by a combination of low prices, due to the world wheat glut, and downgraded Australian wheat.
Protein levels have been low all season through east coast areas, while parts of NSW and Western Australia in particular have suffered weather damage.
WA growers, especially in southern areas, are suffering much the same problem as the east coast last year, with yet more rain causing serious damage to crops. Following last week’s heavy falls and storms, which caused delays at Perth airport, there was another substantial front this week.
This week, parts of the Great Southern, such as Wagin and Narrogin, received up to 90 millimetres, which is likely to cause further downgrading on standing crop.
CBH on Monday estimated around 68 per cent of the state’s harvest was complete, and there will be serious quality issues with remaining tonnages.
Source: Stock and Land