Melbourne, 14 September 2010

Above average rainfall across eastern Australia in August and early September has enabled strong crop growth and provided a basis for a bumper winter crop, according to ABARE-BRS’s Australian Crop Report–September quarter 2010.

"Recent rains have added to one of the best starts to a winter cropping season in several years, and significantly boosted the yield potential of the winter crop leading into the crucial spring phase before harvest,” said Paul Morris, Deputy Executive Director ABARE-BRS on releasing the report.

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