Canola price reaches $550 a tonne

MG
Updated October 31 2016 - 7:14am, first published October 27 2016 - 5:05am
Canola and manola growing at "Rosewood", Arthurville, west of Wellington, drew the attention of the Carney sisters, Lucy, 7, and Olivia, 5. They were out with their father inspecting the family's crop for sclerotinia.
Canola and manola growing at "Rosewood", Arthurville, west of Wellington, drew the attention of the Carney sisters, Lucy, 7, and Olivia, 5. They were out with their father inspecting the family's crop for sclerotinia.

MOTHER nature has thrown just about everything at winter crops this year from rain, flood, waterlogging, minimum sunshine and disease, however, canola may well be a winner with a prediction of yields of around 1.5 tonnes a hectare from a 500,000ha crop area.

MG

Mark Griggs

Journalist 0- Central West NSW

Central West and Western editorial reporter living at Wellington and based out of The Land, Dubbo office.

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