northern Victoria and scattered shires in South Australia show slightly reduced chances of exceeding the longterm median wheat yield (between 10 and 20%). Map 7 Percentage departure of the forecast shire median yield from the longterm median Note: Percentage departure of the forecast shire median yield from the longterm shire median wheat yield, given SOI phase was "rapidly falling" during JulyAugust. Based on the OZWheat MII regional scale crop simulation model. Source: Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, University of Queensland 5 Rainfall in major cropping districts, median and actual, June 2018 to August 2018 District District June June 2018 July July 2018 August August 2 no. median median median mm mm mm mm mm mm New South Wales NW Plains (W) 52 33 8 30 5 19 18 NW Plains (E) 53 37 9 36 10 30 30 NW Slopes (N) 54 38 7 41 29 37 37 NW Slopes (S) 55 43 11 42 11 41 28 N Tablelands (N) 56 43 12 44 43 42 30 CW Plains (S) 50 38 35 36 2 30 13 CW Plains (N) 51 33 26 28 2 23 15 CW Slopes (N) 64 40 24 44 5 36 30 CW Slopes (S) 65 47 27 50 5 45 26 C Tablelands (N) 62 42 29 45 9 45 35 C Tablelands (S) 63 54 45 56 10 59 36 continued … Table 5 Rainfall in major cropping districts, median and actual, June 2018 to August 2018 (continued) District June June July July August August no. median median median 2018 2018 2018 mm mm mm mm mm mm Riverina (W) 75 32 30 30 8 32 9 Riverina (E) 74 44 36 41 14 43 17 SW Slopes (N) 73 57 53 59 16 62 27 SW Slopes (S) 72 92 90 102 54 114 82 Victoria N Mallee 76 26 30 28 11 30 20 S Mallee 77 33 32 33 20 36 27 N Wimmera 78 42 35 42 36 43 51 S Wimmera 79 56 50 65 63 65 79 Lower North 80 41 33 40 23 40 26 Upper North 81 54 40 55 32 53 43 Lower North East 82 107 96 113 66 118 97
northern Victoria and scattered shires in South Australia show slightly reduced chances of exceeding the longterm median wheat yield (between 10 and 20%). Map 7 Percentage departure of the forecast shire median yield from the longterm median Note: Percentage departure of the forecast shire median yield from the longterm shire median wheat yield, given SOI phase was "rapidly falling" during JulyAugust. Based on the OZWheat MII regional scale crop simulation model. Source: Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, University of Queensland 5 Rainfall in major cropping districts, median and actual, June 2018 to August 2018 District District no. June median mm June 2018 mm July median mm July 2018 mm August median mm August mm New South Wales NW Plains (W) 52 33 8 30 5 19 18 NW Plains (E) 53 37 9 36 10 30 30 NW Slopes (N) 54 38 7 41 29 37 37 NW Slopes (S) 55 43 11 42 11 41 28 N Tablelands (N) 56 43 12 44 43 42 30 CW Plains (S) 50 38 35 36 2 30 13 CW Plains (N) 51 33 26 28 2 23 15 CW Slopes (N) 64 40 24 44 5 36 30 CW Slopes (S) 65 47 27 50 5 45 26 C Tablelands (N) 62 42 29 45 9 45 35 C Tablelands (S) 63 54 45 56 10 59 36 continued … Table 5 Rainfall in major cropping districts, median and actual, June 2018 to August 2018 (continued) District no. June median mm June 2018 mm July median mm July 2018 mm August median mm August 2018 mm Riverina (W) 75 32 30 30 8 32 9 Riverina (E) 74 44 36 41 14 43 17 SW Slopes (N) 73 57 53 59 16 62 27 SW Slopes (S) 72 92 90 102 54 114 82 Victoria N Mallee 76 26 30 28 11 30 20 S Mallee 77 33 32 33 20 36 27 N Wimmera 78 42 35 42 36 43 51 S Wimmera 79 56 50 65 63 65 79 Lower North 80 41 33 40 23 40 26 Upper North 81 54 40 55 32 53 43 Lower North East 82 107 96 113 66 118 97 2
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