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Mungindi thrives, population swells, as workers arrive to harvest bumper crops
ABC NEWS (Australia)
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10/31/2024
While many farmers continue to do it tough, a small town on the New South Wales–Queensland border is booming, thanks to a spectacular harvest. With near record crops coming off, Mungindi is celebrating the good times.
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As the sun rises, harvesters are already hard at work.
00:07
They're going day and night to get as much of the winter grain off as possible.
00:13
Consistent rainfall has led to a standout season.
00:17
It's a fantastic year and the yields are really good and harvest has been relatively smooth so far.
00:23
A successful harvest isn't just good for growers, it also helps the local community.
00:28
Mug and Die had just over 600 residents at the last census, but that number explodes with out-of-town labour this time of year.
00:37
Looking at our keg usage back in drought, we'd do six kegs, maybe six a week, whereas now we're doing upwards of 35.
00:46
From the cafes to the servos and local agronomy businesses, everyone is busy during harvest time.
00:53
There are people about, there's money to be spent, the community is really benefiting from the good season that we've had.
01:01
Not everywhere has been as lucky as these farms.
01:05
Frost is expected to knock out more than one million tonnes of grain across southern NSW, South Australia and Victoria.
01:14
That means that here in northern NSW, they're doing the heavy lifting, with growers working long hours to get grain in the silos.
01:23
The chickpea yields are fantastic, up near the record yields we've had and the wheat's up near the record yields we've had on this farm.
01:32
In the past five years, Mug and Die has seen drought, COVID-19 border restrictions and its only supermarket burnt down.
01:41
But 2024 is looking like a year to remember, for the better.
01:46
To see everyone have a crop, like the town's alive.
01:50
With summer on the way, everyone's hoping the good luck continues for the next lot of crops.
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