Australian farmers produced a record amount of wheat during the 2016/17 season, the country's chief commodity forecaster said on Tuesday, as ideal weather pushed the world's fourth largest exporter to production levels of more than 35 million tonnes.
Australian wheat output during the 2016/17 season was finalised at 35.13 million tonnes, the Australian Bureau of Agriculture, Resource Economics and Rural Sciences (ABARES) said in its final production report for the season.