AS the grain buyer for a birdseed manufacturer, I have to follow many different grain markets, have a good understanding of the seasons from Colac to Clermont, and be connected directly with growers.
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Over the past 30 years we have witnessed the volatility of the Australian grain market worsen. For the past decade, our business has accepted the science, assumed increasing climatic variability and have changed how we manage grain supply to mitigate this risk. We are as prepared as we can be. But this year is the worst we have ever seen.
There are parts of Australia where it’s unheard of not to grow a winter crop. These are the key supply areas that Australian agribusiness relies on for feed grain year in year out. But this year, the headers will remain in the sheds — as the few crops which made it out of the ground simply sizzle on the stalk — astonishing plant physiologists and devastating farmers.
Read The Daily Telegraph story by Dennis Ward - “‘The worst crop I have ever seen’.”
