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ince the world as we knew it was pandemically shattered to pieces a
few seasons ago – timelessly trapped in an almost incoherent mass
– the year this report deals with was again the first normalised agri-
cultural season.
Things finally began to take shape again after COVID and the
grain industry was ready to meet the needs of a recovering
society – transforming from a fragmented state to
a new reality.
Amidst good weather conditions and
favourable grain price levels,
the reporting period posed
significant challenges to
producers. Excessive input
costs, limited stock, logistical
challenges and waterlog-
ging damage to plantings
threatened to unleash a
year of instability.
Thanks to high output
prices, the scale has
been brought into bal-
ance and producers
have been given the
opportunity to regroup
and recalibrate to a full
colour in-focus outlook
on a new season
in agriculture.
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