Australia government says rainfall needed in the next two weeks to salvage crops

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Australia government says rainfall needed in the next two weeks to salvage crops

If it doesn't rain in the next fortnight many NSW farmers could lose crops, leading to higher food prices over Christmas, Primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald says. ...

Nearly a quarter of the state - 24.4 per cent - is deemed satisfactory, while 11.7 per cent is seen as marginal, up from 9.7 per cent in the same period last year. ...

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