NSW: Drought worsens after brief recovery

AAP General News (Australia)
08-19-2007
NSW: Drought worsens after brief recovery

More than three-quarters of New South Wales is now in drought.

State Primary Industries Minister IAN MACDONALD says farmers need a repeat of the rains
that fell in late June and early July .. within days .. not weeks.

He says last month's drop in drought figures hasn't lasted .. and good rainfall's desperately
needed to ensure decent yields from winter crops.

The area in drought rose six per cent last month to 75.8 per cent of the state.

Areas that moved back into drought include parts of Armidale .. Casino and Kempsey
.. and the whole of Tweed-Lismore .. Condobolin and Coonabarabran.

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