At the mid to late season, wheat crops across the North West are looking good.
“We had a very good start to the season,” commented Outlook Ag CEO, Jack Murray.
Outlook Ag are agricultural consultants whose 10 agronomist members span the region from Walgett through Narrabri down to the Liverpool Plains and Gunnedah.
As with every season, a number of variables can come into play, but graingrowers could be looking at a very big crop this year.
The crop is potentially bigger than 2016 and last season’s.
District crops are past mid season and some September follow up rain to finish it would be the icing on the cake.
“If that happens it is more than likely we will have a bumper season for the grain farmers,” said Mr Murray.
“About 25 to 40 mm of rain in mid to late September can put another tonne per hectare on the crop.”
Harvest will start in late October through November, signalling a welcome ants’ nest of activity across the district and the wider region.
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