Grain & Hay

PETER HEMPHILL discovers the planet's premium grain is falling out of favour.

WHEAT growers face a volatile future, with global production likely to regularly exceed consumption.

BY PLANE, it takes Bruce Armstrong about 40 minutes to go around his lambing ewes each day.

THE floods in Queensland and northern NSW are not expected to cause great losses to the nation's sorghum crops.

AUSTRALIAN wheat growers should tread warily after reports on the prospects of the coming season.

SUNRICE'S debt now appears to be more manageable. PETER HEMPHILL reports

YARA International has confirmed it will take a controlling stake in Burrup Fertilisers, buying an extra 16 per cent.

TRAIN operators have suffered a couple of derailments on the Mildura line lately.

Wheat consumption is falling globally. Read Peter Hemphill's special report which investigates why.

GRAIN TALK

GROWERS' frustration with low grain prices means many are happy to wait for a lift in the market before selling further grain.

WHILE activity in the export sector is high this season, the much larger domestic market remains quiet.

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