Rain is delaying the wheat harvest
in parts of Australia, threatening to disrupt deliveries from the
world's No.4 exporter of the grain to key markets such as India and
Indonesia. Expecting a near-record crop of close to 30 million tonnes,
exporters had sold new-crop wheat for shipment in November and December, but rains in the nation's eastern crop-belt, as well as frost in
parts of the western growing region, have prevented farmers from
gathering wheat on time.
The harvest has been running three weeks behind schedule in
Western Australia, the nation's largest wheat exporting state, according
to analysts and traders. On the east coast, it is lagging by at least
two weeks. There is a danger of late November and early December shipments
getting delayed
Australia is a leading wheat supplier to some of Asia's biggest
markets, including the world's second-largest importer Indonesia. India,
typically self-sufficient in wheat, has been relying heavily on
Australia for supplies this year after local crops were hit by two years
of adverse weather.
Frost damage across Western Australia, the country's largest
wheat-producing state, has destroyed more than 15 percent of the total
grain crop.I wish that any delays would not be
significant.
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