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Wheat crop

Rust disease threatens to infect world’s wheat supply

Popular Science / Wednesday, 1 April 2009

Scientists from 40 countries on six continents are fighting a virulent form of an old wheat disease that some fear could threaten 90 percent of the world’s wheat crop.

Some good news among the gloom as ABARE ups grain harvest estimates

Crikey / Tuesday, 4 December 2007

Just as the full impact of the drought was seen in the worst ever trade deficit in October, there’s some good news for farmers, writes Glenn Dyer.

Wheat prices jump as winter grain outlook slashed

Crikey / Tuesday, 18 September 2007

No wonder the Federal Government extended its drought aid package for another 12 months at a cost of an extra $430 million yesterday. There’s been a multi-million tonne cut in the size and the value of our important winter grain harvest.

World wheat prices hit record highs

Crikey / Wednesday, 12 September 2007

World wheat prices have hit new record highs on growing fears that the monthly update tonight, our time, from the United States Department of Agriculture will see a sharp cut in the USDA’s estimate for the 2008 Australian wheat crop.