Cold weather to limit Western Australia output - analysts * Hopes of a boost to Western US '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 10 million or 12 mt from the region were quickly revised following the cold snap, as production may struggle to get over 13 million mt, according to agribusiness economist Phil Ziebell . Australia is the world’s fourth largest wheat exporter and its biggest customers such as US may have to turn to other sources of grain such as the US and South America .
Hopes of a boost to Western US '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 10 million or 12 mt from the region were quickly revised following the cold snap, as production may struggle to get over 13 million mt, according to agribusiness economist Phil Ziebell . Australia is the world’s fourth largest wheat exporter and its biggest customers such as US may have to turn to other sources of grain such as the US and South America .