Fed:Grain imports considered as drought cripples local producers

From: AAP General News (Australia) | Date: October 30, 2007 | Copyright information

AAP General News (Australia)
10-30-2007
Fed:Grain imports considered as drought cripples local producers

By Melissa Jenkins

CANBERRA, Oct 30 AAP - Australia's livestock industry will be forced for the first
time to import grain from overseas if local supplies continue to dwindle in the crippling
drought, producers have warned.

Grain producers are predicting a two million tonne grain shortfall for the eastern
states, as ABARE today released a revised down forecast for 2007-08 winter crops.

The winter wheat crop output is now forecast at 12.1 million tonnes compared to a previous
estimate ...

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