Grain & Hay
Wheat consumption falling
PETER HEMPHILL discovers the planet's premium grain is falling out of favour.
Grain markets face volatile future
WHEAT growers face a volatile future, with global production likely to regularly exceed consumption.
Cotton at Carrathool
BY PLANE, it takes Bruce Armstrong about 40 minutes to go around his lambing ewes each day.
Sorghum crops unaffected by floods
THE floods in Queensland and northern NSW are not expected to cause great losses to the nation's sorghum crops.
Wheat's waiting game
AUSTRALIAN wheat growers should tread warily after reports on the prospects of the coming season.
SunRice's profits rising
SUNRICE'S debt now appears to be more manageable. PETER HEMPHILL reports
Yara takes control of Burrup Fertilisers
YARA International has confirmed it will take a controlling stake in Burrup Fertilisers, buying an extra 16 per cent.
Derailments point to poor tracks
TRAIN operators have suffered a couple of derailments on the Mildura line lately.
GRAIN TALK
GROWERS' frustration with low grain prices means many are happy to wait for a lift in the market before selling further grain.
HAY TALK
WHILE activity in the export sector is high this season, the much larger domestic market remains quiet.
GRAIN FUTURES
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