January 18, 2013

South Australia's 2012-13 grain harvest will be worth almost US$2 billion on export markets.

Primary industries South Australia said the harvest is almost complete and is set to come in at 6.45 million tonnes, above initial expectations.

Grains account manager Dave Lewis said better than forecast crop had offset easing grain prices, maintaining the value of the harvest to the state economy.

"All districts, except for the later finishing areas completed harvest by the end of December, with crops in some areas performing above expectations given the below average rainfall," he said.