Minister defends wheat import decision

By Gregor Heard and Mike Foley
May 15 2019 - 8:00pm
The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources is solely responsible for the decision to allow wheat imports in from Canada says the Agriculture Minister David LIttleproud.
The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources is solely responsible for the decision to allow wheat imports in from Canada says the Agriculture Minister David LIttleproud.

THE Minister for Agriculture David Littleproud has said sole responsibility for the decision to allow Manildra Group a permit to import wheat from Canada rests with the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (DAWR) not the government.

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