Field peas and lupins flagged to make a comeback in hectares planted by ANZ

Gregor Heard
Updated July 4 2022 - 11:06pm, first published May 3 2022 - 3:00pm
NICHE: Smaller scale pulse crops such as field peas and lupins are set to see big increases in planting this year according to ANZ head of agribusiness Mark Bennett.
NICHE: Smaller scale pulse crops such as field peas and lupins are set to see big increases in planting this year according to ANZ head of agribusiness Mark Bennett.

WHILE plantings of major crops such as wheat and barley are likely to come down from last year's record highs, ANZ is predicting renewed interest in a couple of formerly popular pulse crops.

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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