Floods expected to cause widespread damage to winter crops in ‘another blow’ to Australian farmers

Wheat is just one of the crops hit by the floods in Victoria, Queensland and New South Wales. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian

Widespread damage to winter cereal crops such as wheat, barley and canola is expected as ongoing flooding threatens farms and regional businesses across some of the nation’s major agricultural regions.

But Australian grower representatives said it was still too early to gauge the extent of flood damage on food supply and market prices.