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Acute supply shortage caused by flooding could see feedlots run out of grain

Large grain growing areas, like Moree, have seen major flooding in recent weeks. Photo: Adam Marshall MP

THERE’S a real risk that commercial feedlots in areas of NSW hard-hit by the current rain and flooding event could run out of feedgrain in the next ten days, Beef Central has been told.

The problem appears to extend from as far north as Moree, all the way to feedlots close to the Victorian border and beyond.

Flooding, road closures and other logistical challenges are playing havoc with feeding operations.

A large NSW feedlot operator said the primary problem revolved around getting…

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