NSW Floods Cause $190 Million Crop Damage

The Minumurra River floods farm land in Jamberoo on Aug. 25, 2015, in Jamberoo, Australia. Residents downstream of the Jerrara dam which feeds into the river have been evacuated following the flooding of Jerrara dam. Mark Nolan/Getty Images

Australian wheat farmers expect the bill from flooding rain that has wiped out wheat crops in the northwest of New South Wales (NSW) to reach hundreds of millions of dollars.

Agronomists have estimated “conservative” losses of 120,000 hectares of wheat with an estimated value up to $192 million as a result of widespread flooding in the Moree, Walgett and Narrabri areas.