Soaking rains that fell across the driest area of southern NSW last weekend have also weighed on northern grain prices. Crops across most of southern NSW were on a knife-edge heading into spring after a dry winter before the general 30-40 millimetres of soaking rain.

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Rain across the Central West and lighter showers further north also benefited crops in the northern half of the state. Farmers in the north-west are reporting wheat crops are as good as last year, which bodes well for big yields.

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