Largest rice crop in years back on track after cool start

By Olivia Calver
Updated January 31 2021 - 2:26pm, first published January 21 2021 - 12:00pm
CROP: Les Gillespie from Finley planted 60 hectares of Reiziq this year on September 24. Mr Gillespie did not flush the crop for two months, relying on soil moisture instead. Photo: The Land
CROP: Les Gillespie from Finley planted 60 hectares of Reiziq this year on September 24. Mr Gillespie did not flush the crop for two months, relying on soil moisture instead. Photo: The Land

This year's rice crop is expected to be 10 times as big as the tiny 2020 haul, with a return of general security water allocations and historically high SunRice prices enticing growers back to rice.

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