Floods expected to cause widespread damage to winter crops in ‘another blow’ to Australian farmers

Growers say wheat, barley, canola and rice crops under threat but too early to gauge impact on prices and supply

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Widespread damage to winter cereal crops such as wheat, barley and canola is expected as ongoing flooding threatens farms and regional businesses across some of the nation's major agricultural regions.

But Australian grower representatives said it was still too early to gauge the extent of flood damage on food supply and market prices.

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