Hopes of a boost to Western Australia's wheat harvest after a prolonged drought in the east of the country have been dented after a widespread frost with predictions of more to come. The Bureau of Meteorology said it was expecting temperatures above average for most parts of Australia on Monday and Tuesday but warned that some areas could see up to 20 centimetres of snow by Wednesday. Australia is the world’s fourth largest wheat exporter and its biggest customers such as Indonesia may have to turn to other sources of grain such as the US and South America.
Hopes of a boost to Western Australia's wheat harvest after a prolonged drought in the east of the country have been dented after a widespread frost with predictions of more to come. Previously forecast production of 12 or 13 million mt from the region were quickly revised following the cold snap, as production may struggle to get over 10 million mt, according to agribusiness economist Phil Ziebell. Australia is the world’s fourth largest wheat exporter and its biggest customers such as Indonesia may have to turn to other sources of grain such as the US and South America.