A strong end to the winter harvest in Western Australia and New South Wales has seen Australia record officially its second biggest crop on record.

The winter crop came in at 55.2 million tonnes, leaving it only behind 2016.

The good seasonal conditions in the eastern states saw 33.3 million tonnes of wheat harvested, up by 120 percent year on year.

Rural editor Eddie Summerfield caught up with ABARES Senior Economist Peter Collins

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