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Stone fruit production in Australia is forecast to increase in marketing year (MY) 2024/25, after above-average rainfall impacted some regions during the harvest period for MY 2023/24, which impacted overall production and quality.

A tale of two is emerging for wheat and barley growers in Australia. Those in the eastern states have entered the MY 2024/25 planting season with good soil moisture and a particularly good fall break with widespread rains in the first week of April.

Australia is a comparatively small producer of milk but accounts for over five percent of international dairy trade.

Australian wheat production in 2016/17 is forecast at 24 million MT, around the same level as the previous year.

Australia normally produces around four million MT of oilseed crops each year, with canola and cottonseed accounting for over 90 percent of the total.