WA grain harvest hits 14 million tonnes

By Travis King and Ken Wilson
January 1 2019 - 9:00am
TOODYAY farmer Joe Candeloro checks out a crop of Scepter wheat yielding between 3.8 tonnes a hectare and 5t/ha. 
“Protein’s lacking but the screenings are low and overall it’s making ASW to APW so we’re happy with the result,” Joe said. 
“We had a fairly wet stretch from July to August and then a mild finish, which also helped the canola.”
Joe’s son Jerome, who was driving the header, said the good cereal yields were a surprise, particularly barley which averaged 4.5t/ha.
“We did get some frost in the low-lying areas which probably knocked eight to 10 per cent off the result but the winter rain and soft finish got us over the line,” he said.
TOODYAY farmer Joe Candeloro checks out a crop of Scepter wheat yielding between 3.8 tonnes a hectare and 5t/ha. “Protein’s lacking but the screenings are low and overall it’s making ASW to APW so we’re happy with the result,” Joe said. “We had a fairly wet stretch from July to August and then a mild finish, which also helped the canola.” Joe’s son Jerome, who was driving the header, said the good cereal yields were a surprise, particularly barley which averaged 4.5t/ha. “We did get some frost in the low-lying areas which probably knocked eight to 10 per cent off the result but the winter rain and soft finish got us over the line,” he said.

WHILE many farmers across WA will be able to relax over the Christmas and New Year period with harvest out of the way, there are still growers that will only take a short break before hopping back on the header to finish off their programs.

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