East coast receives rain in some cropping zones

By Gregor Heard
May 3 2016 - 3:00pm
Kanagulk farmer Nic Pekin takes a break from sowing Samira broad beans at his Clear Lake property on Tuesday. Mr Pekin said rain over the weekend would be enough to get planted crops up.
Kanagulk farmer Nic Pekin takes a break from sowing Samira broad beans at his Clear Lake property on Tuesday. Mr Pekin said rain over the weekend would be enough to get planted crops up.

GRAINS industry leaders are stopping short of declaring an official autumn break for eastern and southern Australia, but rain in the past week and forecasts for good falls this weekend has boosted confidence in the sector.

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