Australia's wheat harvest could be the smallest in a decade as the impact of the drought hits yields.
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The National Australia Bank has cut its forecast for Australia's wheat crop to 15.5 million tonnes down from the 17 million tonnes it was previously expecting.
In the week ending November 14, GrainCorp had received 130,030 tonnes to its sites in NSW.
The company warned that with the drought conditions this harvest, a significant share of production was expected to remain on farms or be delivered direct to domestic consumers.
But it was not entirely bad news, with GrainCorp saying there were some "good quality" wheat deliveries to silos in the West Wyalong and Griffith regions.
Alan Brown, from the Wagga branch of NSW Farmers, described harvest so far as a "mixed bag".
Mr Brown said the dry conditions earlier in the year had seen a lot of growers cut their grain crops for hay.
He said the wheat harvest in the Wagga region would begin in earnest soon, but canola and barley yields had so far been patchy.
Andrew Cottrill, the Murray-Riverina regional manager of the NSW Business Chamber, said the drought was taking a toll on businesses across the region.
Mr Cottrill said a recent chamber survey showed it was clear that business was struggling.
"I think everyone has been worrying about agri-business and farmers. but the drought does impact further than that," he said.
The survey shows that confidence is down, business is down and sales are down, Mr Cottrill said.
"It's been a long, hard drought and it is having an impact on confidence," he said.
"The chamber is again calling on all levels of government to recognise the plight and challenges of drought affected areas of regional NSW. We need measures and initiatives to address immediate water requirements, but also investment in measures that ensure greater water security and economic sustainability for the future.
"It's why the chamber has advocated that the full 30 per cent of funds raised from the long-term leasing of the poles and wires and promised to be spent in regional areas actually happens and, in fact, is expedited to bring jobs and economic stability to the regions."
