Low prices prevent Aussie sugar expansion

Gregor Heard
Updated March 6 2019 - 5:11pm, first published 5:00pm
Australian sugar plantings are facing stiff competition from horticulture for hectares at present.
Australian sugar plantings are facing stiff competition from horticulture for hectares at present.

LOWER global sugar prices and competition is likely to mean Australian sugar cane production will remain steady over the medium term according to the national forecaster the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES).

Gregor Heard

Gregor Heard

National Grains Industry Reporter

Gregor Heard is ACM's national grains industry reporter, based in Horsham, Victoria. He has a wealth of knowledge surrounding the cropping sector through his 15 years in the role. Prior to that he was with the Fairfax network as a reporter with Stock & Land. Some of the major issues he has reported on during his time with the company include the deregulation of the export wheat market, the introduction of genetically modified crops and the fight to protect growers better from grain trader insolvencies. Still involved with the family farm he is passionate about rural Australia and its people and hopes to use his role to act as an advocate for those involved in the grain sector.

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