Western Australian grain growers produced an all-time record crop for 2025

[Bretrick]

CBH - Co-operative Bulk Handling, has announced a record-breaking harvest of 22.9 million tonnes of mixed grain.
The grain included is - Wheat, Barley, Oats, Canola, Lupins and Pulses.
The previous record was 22.7 million tonnes set in 2022/23 season.
Worth billions of dollars to the WA economy.

 

[Bretrick]

Update to the harvest.
West Australian grain growers are on track to break harvest receival records, with more than 27 million tonnes expected.

Final total will be known mid-February

 

[astralcat]

Good for the farmers, good for the economy.

 

[Bretrick]

Good for the farmers, good for the economy.

Expected to bring in $8 - $10 billion for the WA economy.

 

[hollydolly]

What's the reason for it.... do you know ?

 

[Bretrick]

What's the reason for it.... do you know ?

Rain at the right times, no adverse weather events which so often destroys a large percentage of crops.

 

[smiley]

Don't think the first nation peoples will be particularly enthralled about it all?

 

[Bretrick]

Final tally for grain crop came in at 27.35 million tonnes.