"You peel the pods back and look to see what vital seeds are left, and you can see all of those … are completely dead little brown seeds that have shrivelled up,"he said.
"But we've had some paddocks that are up to 90 to 100 per cent loss."
"They're not going to get the same return in terms of yield … but they're still going to make money and clear all their input costs."
"It's a real big financial hit, that's the worst part and going ahead, we'll have to have a few little yarns with bank managers,"he said.
"We have managed to escape without any losses ... but it's very unfortunate for the guys down south."