Despite drought, Queensland's first chickpeas have been harvested and are loaded, ready for shipping to Bangladesh.
ABC Rural: Melanie GrovesDespite the significant effect of drought on Australia's pulse production, Queensland's first chickpeas of the season have been loaded onto a ship in north Queensland, ready for export.
Pulse Australia's northern region industry development manager Paul McIntosh said while some growers in southern Queensland and northern New South Wales planted crops, they withered before reaching maturity.
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