Some growers in districts including Narrabri in northern NSW need more rain to keep planting their winter crop, and are turning to tillage and other activities in the meantime. Photo: Matt Norrie
SOUTHERN markets have firmed this week as dry conditions hamper the end of new-crop planting and start to trouble production outlooks in parts of New South Wales and Victoria.
In the north, sorghum prices have fallen to a level sufficient to spark buying interest from the pig and poultry sectors as Chinese demand backs off.
Dry conditions, and preoccupation with seeding, have reduced grower…
