Select Harvests profit down 13pc but crop outlook solid after big dry

Andrew Marshall
Updated May 25 2020 - 5:26pm, first published 1:00pm
Select tips big water costs to linger after dry and COVID-19 cut profits to $17m
Select tips big water costs to linger after dry and COVID-19 cut profits to $17m

Much improved autumn rainfall and the prospect of even more in winter has heartened almond business Select Harvests, but the big orchardist is still bracing for higher than usual water costs for the year ahead, and further down the track.

Andrew Marshall

Andrew Marshall

National agribusiness writer

Andrew Marshall is the group agribusiness writer for ACM's state agricultural weeklies and websites. He is a former editor at The Land and has worked in various Rural Press group roles in Canberra, North Richmond (NSW) and Toowoomba (Qld).

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