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a man in a blue shirt and bucket cap with canola that has been cut for hay

"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.
Hands holding frosted canola.

"But we've had some paddocks that are up to 90 to 100 per cent loss."

Two people face a tall canola crop looking at the damage caused by frost

"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."
green lines of canola cut for hay laying on the ground

A farmer in a green short inspecting a canola crop holding the pods in his hands

"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."

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