Over the past few years, production in New South Wales and Queensland has been hit hardest by harsh arid conditions. This led to a decrease in the yield of crops intended for the manufacture of hay.

“In 2019-2020, the situation with Australian wheat is not very good, and not only due to the ongoing drought in the country. As production in Australia is declining, it is also losing its market share in world exports, ”said the US Department of Agriculture attaché.

In those regions where wheat productivity was especially high, the largest world states have always arisen. In the valleys of the Tiber, Nile, Euphrates, due to the huge reserves of silt, the stalks of wheat grew up to four meters

The report of January 31, 2020 showed that the current wheat crop in Australia, with a volume of 15.0 million tons, is likely to be the smallest since 2007-2008. According to the attaché, this year wheat production will be 2.3 million tons lower than the growth of Australian farmers in 2018-2019, and 40 percent lower than the 10-year average. Over the past few years, production in New South Wales and Queensland has been hit hardest by harsh arid conditions. This has led to lower yields and lower hay yields. Referring to the Western Australia Grain Industry report, the attache said the state’s wheat production has halved since last year to less than 5.4 million tons.

There was one faint glimmer of hope in Victoria, which received enough rainfall for a decent harvest. Combined with drought conditions in other parts of Australia, the state’s share of total production increased from 13 percent to 25 percent.

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