Monday, April 30, 2007

Australian Farmers to Start Sowing Wheat, Canola After Rain in Many Areas

(Bloomberg) -- Grain growers in Australia, the world's third-largest wheat and canola exporter, will likely start sowing this week as rain in many parts raised hopes of relief from one of the country's worst droughts in a century.

As much as 50 millimeters of rain fell in some cropping regions in South Australia, Western Australia, Victoria and New South Wales states in the week ending April 29, the Bureau of Meteorology said on its Web site.


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