Australian Farmers Brace for Muddy Wheat Harvest as Rain Pummels East
- La Nina expected to hit New South Wales with hefty rainfall
- About 30% of the crop may be downgraded to feed in the east
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Australian wheat farmers are preparing to gather a third straight bumper crop, but with plenty of heavy rain expected in the east of the country, growers there are bracing for a grueling and muddy harvest.
Wet conditions had earlier buoyed the outlook for wheat production in the nation, one of the world’s top exporters, with the government expecting more than 32 million tons this year after a record 36.3 million tons last season.