{"id":63925,"date":"2022-10-26T06:39:30","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T11:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=63925"},"modified":"2022-10-26T06:39:30","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T11:39:30","slug":"most-productive-nsw-agricultural-shire-counts-hundreds-of-millions-of-dollars-in-crop-losses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=63925","title":{"rendered":"Most productive NSW agricultural shire counts hundreds of millions of dollars in crop losses"},"content":{"rendered":"<header>\n<div class=\"_3btuy\">\n<h3 class=\"_1EAJU hMmqO WL4Yr n-Wqw _18EFj _2ZOIT _3HiTE x9R1x pDrMR hmFfs _390V1\" data-component=\"Heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/rural\/2022-10-24\/crop-flood-damage-estimates-north-west-nsw\/101569484\">Most productive NSW agricultural shire counts hundreds of millions of dollars in crop losses<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_2oZZx\" data-component=\"FeatureMedia\">\n<figure class=\"_247xw _3qLh5 _sBMB\" role=\"group\" data-print=\"inline-media\" aria-labelledby=\"101570006\" data-component=\"Figure\" data-uri=\"coremedia:\/\/imageproxy\/101570006\">\n<div class=\"_3poXF\">\n<div class=\"_1Axyg\" data-component=\"AspectRatioContainer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"jMqWO _1PHKk\" src=\"https:\/\/live-production.wcms.abc-cdn.net.au\/2d4904b94305e61428b98a92da457cc2?impolicy=wcms_crop_resize&amp;cropH=1152&amp;cropW=2048&amp;xPos=0&amp;yPos=0&amp;width=862&amp;height=485\" sizes=\"100vw\" alt=\"aerial farm flooding shot\" data-component=\"Image\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"101570006\" class=\"_1EAJU _2_dbS _2L258 _14LIk _3pVeq hmFfs _2F43D\" data-component=\"Figure__figcaption\">Crops on the verge of harvest have been wiped out.<cite class=\"_1EAJU _1ftZy _2L258 _14LIk _3pVeq hmFfs _2F43D\" data-component=\"Figure__cite\">(<span class=\"_1EAJU _1s6pr _2L258 _1BqKa _3pVeq hmFfs _2F43D\" data-component=\"Byline\"><span class=\"_1EAJU _2L258 _14LIk _3pVeq hmFfs _2F43D\" data-component=\"Text\">Supplied: Rabbit Hop Films<\/span><\/span>)<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"body\">\n<div class=\"_3P3cP _3sFAh\" data-component=\"LayoutContainer\">\n<p class=\"_1g_Rg\"><strong>New South Wales&#8217;s peak farming body says the damage bill for wheat losses alone in the state&#8217;s flood-hit north-west will surpass $150 million.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"_3qLh5 _sBMB _1ilWc\">\n<section class=\"_3xJds _3tgJi\" role=\"contentinfo\" aria-label=\"key points\" data-component=\"KeyPoints\" data-uri=\"coremedia:\/\/teaser\/101569516\">\n<h2 class=\"_1EAJU hMmqO _316gH _1zBDU _1BqKa _2AH39 _3HiTE x9R1x pDrMR hmFfs _390V1\" data-component=\"Heading\">Key points:<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"qkR3W\" role=\"list\" data-component=\"List\">\n<li class=\"\" data-component=\"ListItem\">Fourth-worst flood in Moree&#8217;s recorded history wipes out wheat<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-component=\"ListItem\">NSW Farmers&#8217; group\u00a0estimates 120,000 hectares of wheat lost around Moree, totalling about $150 million<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-component=\"ListItem\">The lobby group is calling for urgent financial assistance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"_1g_Rg\">Parts of Moree, Gunnedah, Dubbo and Moama have been evacuated as\u00a0<a class=\"u0kBv _3CtDL _1_pW8 _3Fvo9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2022-10-24\/nsw-floodwaters-person-missing-in-gulgong-cooyal-creek\/101568164\" data-component=\"ContentLink\" data-uri=\"coremedia:\/\/article\/101568164\">more than 140 flood warnings remain<\/a>\u00a0across<a class=\"u0kBv _3CtDL _1_pW8 _3Fvo9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2022-10-24\/nsw-floodwaters-person-missing-in-gulgong-cooyal-creek\/101568164\" data-component=\"ContentLink\" data-uri=\"coremedia:\/\/article\/101568164\">\u00a0<\/a>the state.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_1g_Rg\">Agronomists say the grain-growing hub of the north-west is expected to have &#8220;conservatively&#8221; lost more than 120,000 hectares of wheat that was nearly ready to harvest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_1g_Rg\">The region also boasts large barley and canola outputs and is in the summer planting window for crops such as cotton and sorghum.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"_3qLh5 _sBMB _21naB\" title=\"Flood blog teaser\" data-component=\"LegacyWysiwyg\" data-print=\"inline-media\" data-uri=\"coremedia:\/\/teaser\/100873976\">\n<p class=\"_1g_Rg\"><a class=\"u0kBv _3CtDL _1_pW8 _3Fvo9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2022-10-24\/live-flood-weather-updates-victoria-nsw-queensland-latest\/101568354\" data-component=\"ContentLink\" data-uri=\"coremedia:\/\/article\/101568354\">Look back on our blog for the latest news on flooding in Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania<\/a><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"_3qLh5 _sBMB _1ilWc\" aria-label=\"Social media embed\" data-print=\"inline-media\">\n<div class=\"_2D7gx\" data-component=\"Social\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1584309600836538368&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.abc.net.au%2Fnews%2Frural%2F2022-10-24%2Fcrop-flood-damage-estimates-north-west-nsw%2F101569484&amp;sessionId=de21935487022528e159645970a71d06c3c7c819&amp;siteScreenName=abcnews&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=1c23387b1f70c%3A1664388199485&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1584309600836538368\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"_1g_Rg\">The NSW Farmers Association is calling on the federal government to bolster flood support payments in Labor&#8217;s first budget in this term of government.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_1g_Rg\">The lobby group&#8217;s Grains Committee chair, Justin Everitt said the dollar value of the wheat damage is on top of approximately $42 million farmers spent to grow the crop, in a year where\u00a0<a class=\"u0kBv _3CtDL _1_pW8 _3Fvo9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/rural\/rural-news\/2022-03-23\/record-fertiliser-prices\/100929526\" data-component=\"ContentLink\" data-uri=\"coremedia:\/\/article\/100929526\">input costs have been extraordinarily high<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"_1g_Rg\">He said crops are &#8220;now drowning beneath floodwater&#8221; 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