East coast grain imports set to continue into 2020

Gregor Heard
August 21 2019 - 12:00pm
More Canadian hard wheat is likely to be imported to service Manildra's Nowra gluten making facility according to a crop forecaster.
More Canadian hard wheat is likely to be imported to service Manildra's Nowra gluten making facility according to a crop forecaster.

THERE will be significantly less grain moving across from Western Australia to the east coast due to the availability of grain in Victoria and South Australia but a likely lack of hard wheat means imports of niche grades of wheat from overseas will continue.

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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