Australia to take advantage of world canola shortage

Gregor Heard
October 13 2021 - 12:00pm
Australian canola producers are set to have a big harvest at the perfect time, with global prices hitting all time highs.
Australian canola producers are set to have a big harvest at the perfect time, with global prices hitting all time highs.

AUSTRALIA'S record or near record, depending on the final six weeks of the growing season, 2021-22 canola crop could not have come at a better time with other major exporters of the oilseed suffering poor seasons, pushing prices up to new records in excess of $1000 a tonne.

Gregor Heard

Gregor Heard

National Grains Industry Reporter

Gregor Heard is ACM's national grains industry reporter, based in Horsham, Victoria. He has a wealth of knowledge surrounding the cropping sector through his 15 years in the role. Prior to that he was with the Fairfax network as a reporter with Stock & Land. Some of the major issues he has reported on during his time with the company include the deregulation of the export wheat market, the introduction of genetically modified crops and the fight to protect growers better from grain trader insolvencies. Still involved with the family farm he is passionate about rural Australia and its people and hopes to use his role to act as an advocate for those involved in the grain sector.

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