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Central Queensland growers lose millions to drought as La Niña passes them by
Central Queensland growers are walking away from more than a million dollars worth of crops amid drought, while other parts of the state receive downpours brought on by La Niña.
Key points:
- Some Queensland regions have missed out on Australia’s widespread rain, heaping more pressure on drought-hit farmers
- Central Queensland growers are being forced to give up on fields and there is no end in sight
- A senior agronomist says conditions are the worst he has seen in 40 years
According to the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM), central Queensland has fared the worst in Australia during the weather pattern.
Jambin grain grower Paul Heit said up to 40 per cent of his family’s mung bean crop would be lost due to the dry conditions and lack of development.
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