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WA growers to reap $6 billion payday as harvest defies dry conditions and China trade spat
West Australian grain growers are set to reap more than $6 billion from this year’s harvest, defying dry conditions and the spectre of a trade war with China to post one of the most lucrative paydays on record.
Key points:
- WA growers reap a higher-than-expected 16.5 million tonne harvest
- The harvest is tipped to exceed $6 billion as high grain prices deliver producers a huge payday
- The haul comes despite a historically dry season and the trade war with China
With harvesting just about wrapped up, industry experts say more than 16.5 million tonnes of grain have been collected in WA — up from an expected take of barely 14 million tonnes.
WA’s biggest grain harvest was 18.2 million tonnes in 2016, while it’s most valuable was in 2019 when…
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