Analysts predicting lowest crop since 06-07

Gregor Heard
October 11 2019 - 1:00pm
The national crop could end up being smaller than last year following a poor spring in key production zones.
The national crop could end up being smaller than last year following a poor spring in key production zones.

THE STRONG Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) positive and its associated well below average rainfall could see the national winter crop falling to its lowest levels since 2006-07, lower than the drought impacted crops of the past two years.

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.

Get the latest Farmonline news in your inbox

Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date.

We care about the protection of your data. Read our Privacy Policy.