Farmers play the waiting game and are not selling new crop grain

Gregor Heard
Updated December 4 2019 - 12:36pm, first published 12:00pm
In spite of unseasonably cold conditions with plenty of wind and some showers the all-important Victorian harvest is slowly pick up pace.
In spite of unseasonably cold conditions with plenty of wind and some showers the all-important Victorian harvest is slowly pick up pace.

THERE has been a slow start to harvest in terms of grain trading, with farmers unwilling sellers at current values and the trade wanting to assess total volumes and distribution of grain before taking a firm position.

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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