Volatility expected in pulse pricing until more is known about the Australian crop

Gregor Heard
Updated July 24 2017 - 7:23pm, first published July 20 2017 - 6:00pm
Chickpeas in the northern cropping belt look good for now, but growers say more rain is required to achieve average yields.
Chickpeas in the northern cropping belt look good for now, but growers say more rain is required to achieve average yields.

A LARGE year on year cut in Pulse Australia’s chickpea production estimates may not be enough to stop global prices for the legume falling after two years at near record levels.

Gregor Heard

Gregor Heard

National Grains Industry Reporter

Gregor Heard is ACM's national grains industry reporter, based in Horsham, Victoria. He has a wealth of knowledge surrounding the cropping sector through his 15 years in the role. Prior to that he was with the Fairfax network as a reporter with Stock & Land. Some of the major issues he has reported on during his time with the company include the deregulation of the export wheat market, the introduction of genetically modified crops and the fight to protect growers better from grain trader insolvencies. Still involved with the family farm he is passionate about rural Australia and its people and hopes to use his role to act as an advocate for those involved in the grain sector.

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