ABARES puts SA crop at 9.8mt

Updated December 6 2016 - 12:03pm, first published 11:26am
SA wheat production is forecast to rise by 42 per cent to 6.2mt, mainly driven by a forecast 35pc increase in the average yield to a record high of 3t a hectare.
SA wheat production is forecast to rise by 42 per cent to 6.2mt, mainly driven by a forecast 35pc increase in the average yield to a record high of 3t a hectare.

ABARES has released its December edition of the Australian Crop Report, which has forecast SA’s harvest to produce 9.8 million tonnes, while nationally, 52.4mt is expected.

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