Agriculture
20 December, 2023
Farmer circle cycle of crop hope
FARMERS are juggling their harvesting cycles as weather across the Loddon makes rapid contrasting temperature switches. Boort Grain Co-op manager John Bucknall said many farmers had switched their harvest attention to wheat after rains in the past...
FARMERS are juggling their harvesting cycles as weather across the Loddon makes rapid contrasting temperature switches.
Boort Grain Co-op manager John Bucknall said many farmers had switched their harvest attention to wheat after rains in the past fortnight.
“They’ll then switch the circle back to barley and oats,” he said.
Mr Bucknall said the co-op was now averaging receivals of 12,000 tonnes a day.
“We’ve already taken in more than 135,000 tonnes and we’re now on standby to open up extra bunkers,” Mr Bucknall said.
The co-op had predicted matching its 200,000-tonne record this harvest but Mr Bucknall said that could be exceeded.
Meanwhile, Graincorp on Monday said its Victorian network last week recorded its biggest day of receivals for the season, with a record 230,000 tonnes of grain delivered in one day across the state.
“Southern New South Wales and Victoria experienced a resurgence of activity with clear and drier weather conditions across the state. Despite a slowdown in activity due to weekend rain, growers are hoping to build momentum back up in the coming days,” the grain company said in its weekly report.
Just under one million tonnes had been delivered to Graincorp’s Victorian silos, including Mitiamo, Dunolly and Tandarra, in the past week taking the state total to 2,862,800 tonnes. The company does not release individual silo receivals.