Farmers across eastern Australia brace for ‘wet drought’ as rain threatens major crop loss

Bizarre' weather patterns are deterring farmers from planting crops and forcing others to sell livestock earlier than usual, says NSW grazier

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Farmers across eastern Australia are preparing for the possibility of a wet drought" and major crop losses as parts of New South Wales and southern Queensland brace for more wet weather and flash flooding.

A wet drought is the same as a drought, you don't get any crop because of weather reasons. But unfortunately, it's because everything's got too wet. So basically, the crops get washed out," the Grain Growers Limited chairman, Brett Hosking, said.

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