New threat to southern hemisphere hard wheat supplies?(scanty rainfall)

Agra Europe, June, 2006

Lack of rainfall was threatening to affect sowing plans in the two main southern hemisphere producing countries, Australia and Argentina this week.

In a season of tight North American hard wheat supplies, consumers have been hoping for a good top-up in supplies from these two important producers of prime bread wheats.

There have also been reports of dryness in parts of Canada, where quality hard wheat output needs to rebound after two year's of shortfalls.

Australia has been forecast to produce 22/24mt of wheat in 2006/07 from harvest area of 12.8mh (12.6m last year).

This would be 1-3mt lower than last year, but still a large crop for the fourth year running.

Exports have been forecast at 19mt versus last year's 16mt....

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