Frost in Australia?

[SASKFARMER3]

Mallie did it freeze on the weekend in Australia. And did it do any damage.
This would affect Wheat that's filling and pulses, maybe canola.

[wd9]

In Geneva there was always 47 supply management people in the meetings with the politicians standing strong and united, well dressed and polished to keep SM5 and 2 or 3 tired grains and oilseed reps drowned out in the background.

They, the politicians, are doing what we farmers are asking for. Keeping supply management. This should be no surprise to anyone. Grains and all the farm organizations including CWB are so disorganized fighting over the CWB and arguing over details of insignificance while SM5 chants a purposeful song and protects what they have.

Are we learning yet? Doubtful.

[wd9]

Oh and this is key:

He said most of the trade barriers being discussed are minor enough that the benefits of a trade deal would amount to just a fraction of the economic output of both sides.


That's the rest of canada's farm organizations squabbling about market access, CWB guarantee, trade tarriffs, non tarriff trade barriers and...

Yes, still a bit jaded. Sigh.

[wd9]

Oh and this is key:

He said most of the trade barriers being discussed are minor enough that the benefits of a trade deal would amount to just a fraction of the economic output of both sides.


That's the rest of canada's farm organizations squabbling about market access, CWB guarantee, trade tarriffs, non tarriff trade barriers and...

Yes, still a bit jaded. Sigh.

[parsley]

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[malleefarmer]

There are two issues affecting the
Australian crop at the moment. They are the hot dry finish in parts of WA,
and frost in NSW.
ABC radio reported yesterday that hot weather in WA over
the weekend has affected the eastern wheat belt where crops
are trying to fill with inadequate moisture reserves.
Today they are reporting frost in the central NSW region
around Peak Hill, Grenfell, Greenethorpe and Young, and
up further around Dubbo and Dunedoo, with wheat, barley,
canola and pulses potentially affected.
On out pice of dirt weve got 340 acre paddock with about 30 acres 100% frosted wheat another 500 acre paddock with a few pockets here and there and hearing similar reports in our area, but it seems the frost was actually about 5 weeks ago and it got frosted in the boot if your familiar with that terminolgy.
But the nsw reports combined with ongoing dry over there could be serious

[SASKFARMER3]

Thanks for that info. Frost is a bitch, I would like some of that heat though, ship it north. Thanks