Relentless rain is delaying the cotton harvest by up to two months in parts of New South Wales. Key points: Harvest is usually done in the beginning of April and finished by around May The longer the cotton stays out the more degraded its quality becomes This wet cycle has been one of the worst farmers have seen In a …
Canola is set to bloom again in New South Wales with widespread rain expected to lift production levels as farmers get back into sowing the crop. Key points: Last year canola production in NSW was down 75 per cent on the 10-year average With rains now returning to the state, canola is a big focus for growers in the in …
New Delhi: Sugar production in Maharashtra may tumble to a three-year low as dry weather in some parts of the country, which is blamed for a global glut, cuts plantings. Sugar production in the state may total 8 million tonnes in the year from 1 October, a drop of at least 25% from a year earlier, said Sanjay Khatal, managing …
