Rural

Harvest start slightly early

Nov 29 2023 Updated November 29, 2023

The Leader

2 min read

The bean harvest at Black Springs, with a storm rolling in on Monday. Pictured is Chris Hallion – farm manager and primary header driver at Kym and Katie I’Anson’s family property.

South Australia’s crop production for the 2023-2024 harvest is estimated at 9.2 million tonnes, returning to average levels, similar to the 2020-21 season after last year’s record-breaking season.

The 2022-23 harvest smashed previous records of production with 12.1 million tonnes produced and high global grain prices pushing the farm gate value to $4.4 billion.

This season, early harvest gra...