Storm impact on Sunraysia producers - post-season assessment

These questions relate to the impact of the storms across northwest Victoria in February and March 2026.

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1. Was your crop impacted by the February/March storms?

Yes

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2. Total area of production (in hectares)

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3. Total area of affected production (in hectares)

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4. How far through your harvest program were you when the storm hit?

100%

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i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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5. If access to your property was affected, how long were you unable to access all or part of the property?

Less than one week

More than one week

More than two weeks

Still cannot access part of my property

I could access my property straight away

Other (please specify)

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6. Which growing district(s) are your properties located in, and approximately what percentage of your total production was affected in each district?

	0%	10%	20%	30%	40%	50%	60%	70%	80%	90%	100%
Yelta, Vic.	Yelta, Vic. 0%	Yelta, Vic. 10%	Yelta, Vic. 20%	Yelta, Vic. 30%	Yelta, Vic. 40%	Yelta, Vic. 50%	Yelta, Vic. 60%	Yelta, Vic. 70%	Yelta, Vic. 80%	Yelta, Vic. 90%	Yelta, Vic. 100%
Merbein West, Vic.	Merbein West, Vic. 0%	Merbein West, Vic. 10%	Merbein West, Vic. 20%	Merbein West, Vic. 30%	Merbein West, Vic. 40%	Merbein West, Vic. 50%	Merbein West, Vic. 60%	Merbein West, Vic. 70%	Merbein West, Vic. 80%	Merbein West, Vic. 90%	Merbein West, Vic. 100%
Merbein South, Vic.	Merbein South, Vic. 0%	Merbein South, Vic. 10%	Merbein South, Vic. 20%	Merbein South, Vic. 30%	Merbein South, Vic. 40%	Merbein South, Vic. 50%	Merbein South, Vic. 60%	Merbein South, Vic. 70%	Merbein South, Vic. 80%	Merbein South, Vic. 90%	Merbein South, Vic. 100%
Mildura South, Vic.	Mildura South, Vic. 0%	Mildura South, Vic. 10%	Mildura South, Vic. 20%	Mildura South, Vic. 30%	Mildura South, Vic. 40%	Mildura South, Vic. 50%	Mildura South, Vic. 60%	Mildura South, Vic. 70%	Mildura South, Vic. 80%	Mildura South, Vic. 90%	Mildura South, Vic. 100%
Cardross, Vic.	Cardross, Vic. 0%	Cardross, Vic. 10%	Cardross, Vic. 20%	Cardross, Vic. 30%	Cardross, Vic. 40%	Cardross, Vic. 50%	Cardross, Vic. 60%	Cardross, Vic. 70%	Cardross, Vic. 80%	Cardross, Vic. 90%	Cardross, Vic. 100%
Irymple, Vic.	Irymple, Vic. 0%	Irymple, Vic. 10%	Irymple, Vic. 20%	Irymple, Vic. 30%	Irymple, Vic. 40%	Irymple, Vic. 50%	Irymple, Vic. 60%	Irymple, Vic. 70%	Irymple, Vic. 80%	Irymple, Vic. 90%	Irymple, Vic. 100%
Nichols Point, Vic.	Nichols Point, Vic. 0%	Nichols Point, Vic. 10%	Nichols Point, Vic. 20%	Nichols Point, Vic. 30%	Nichols Point, Vic. 40%	Nichols Point, Vic. 50%	Nichols Point, Vic. 60%	Nichols Point, Vic. 70%	Nichols Point, Vic. 80%	Nichols Point, Vic. 90%	Nichols Point, Vic. 100%
Sunnycliffs, Vic.	Sunnycliffs, Vic. 0%	Sunnycliffs, Vic. 10%	Sunnycliffs, Vic. 20%	Sunnycliffs, Vic. 30%	Sunnycliffs, Vic. 40%	Sunnycliffs, Vic. 50%	Sunnycliffs, Vic. 60%	Sunnycliffs, Vic. 70%	Sunnycliffs, Vic. 80%	Sunnycliffs, Vic. 90%	Sunnycliffs, Vic. 100%
Red Cliffs, Vic.	Red Cliffs, Vic. 0%	Red Cliffs, Vic. 10%	Red Cliffs, Vic. 20%	Red Cliffs, Vic. 30%	Red Cliffs, Vic. 40%	Red Cliffs, Vic. 50%	Red Cliffs, Vic. 60%	Red Cliffs, Vic. 70%	Red Cliffs, Vic. 80%	Red Cliffs, Vic. 90%	Red Cliffs, Vic. 100%
Treviso, Vic.	Treviso, Vic. 0%	Treviso, Vic. 10%	Treviso, Vic. 20%	Treviso, Vic. 30%	Treviso, Vic. 40%	Treviso, Vic. 50%	Treviso, Vic. 60%	Treviso, Vic. 70%	Treviso, Vic. 80%	Treviso, Vic. 90%	Treviso, Vic. 100%
Robinvale, Vic. - Section B	Robinvale, Vic. - Section B 0%	Robinvale, Vic. - Section B 10%	Robinvale, Vic. - Section B 20%	Robinvale, Vic. - Section B 30%	Robinvale, Vic. - Section B 40%	Robinvale, Vic. - Section B 50%	Robinvale, Vic. - Section B 60%	Robinvale, Vic. - Section B 70%	Robinvale, Vic. - Section B 80%	Robinvale, Vic. - Section B 90%	Robinvale, Vic. - Section B 100%
Robinvale, Vic. - Section C	Robinvale, Vic. - Section C 0%	Robinvale, Vic. - Section C 10%	Robinvale, Vic. - Section C 20%	Robinvale, Vic. - Section C 30%	Robinvale, Vic. - Section C 40%	Robinvale, Vic. - Section C 50%	Robinvale, Vic. - Section C 60%	Robinvale, Vic. - Section C 70%	Robinvale, Vic. - Section C 80%	Robinvale, Vic. - Section C 90%	Robinvale, Vic. - Section C 100%
Robinvale, Vic. - Section D	Robinvale, Vic. - Section D 0%	Robinvale, Vic. - Section D 10%	Robinvale, Vic. - Section D 20%	Robinvale, Vic. - Section D 30%	Robinvale, Vic. - Section D 40%	Robinvale, Vic. - Section D 50%	Robinvale, Vic. - Section D 60%	Robinvale, Vic. - Section D 70%	Robinvale, Vic. - Section D 80%	Robinvale, Vic. - Section D 90%	Robinvale, Vic. - Section D 100%
Robinvale, Vic. - Section E	Robinvale, Vic. - Section E 0%	Robinvale, Vic. - Section E 10%	Robinvale, Vic. - Section E 20%	Robinvale, Vic. - Section E 30%	Robinvale, Vic. - Section E 40%	Robinvale, Vic. - Section E 50%	Robinvale, Vic. - Section E 60%	Robinvale, Vic. - Section E 70%	Robinvale, Vic. - Section E 80%	Robinvale, Vic. - Section E 90%	Robinvale, Vic. - Section E 100%
Tol Tol, Vic.	Tol Tol, Vic. 0%	Tol Tol, Vic. 10%	Tol Tol, Vic. 20%	Tol Tol, Vic. 30%	Tol Tol, Vic. 40%	Tol Tol, Vic. 50%	Tol Tol, Vic. 60%	Tol Tol, Vic. 70%	Tol Tol, Vic. 80%	Tol Tol, Vic. 90%	Tol Tol, Vic. 100%
Happy Valley, Vic.	Happy Valley, Vic. 0%	Happy Valley, Vic. 10%	Happy Valley, Vic. 20%	Happy Valley, Vic. 30%	Happy Valley, Vic. 40%	Happy Valley, Vic. 50%	Happy Valley, Vic. 60%	Happy Valley, Vic. 70%	Happy Valley, Vic. 80%	Happy Valley, Vic. 90%	Happy Valley, Vic. 100%
Coomealla, NSW	Coomealla, NSW 0%	Coomealla, NSW 10%	Coomealla, NSW 20%	Coomealla, NSW 30%	Coomealla, NSW 40%	Coomealla, NSW 50%	Coomealla, NSW 60%	Coomealla, NSW 70%	Coomealla, NSW 80%	Coomealla, NSW 90%	Coomealla, NSW 100%
Gol Gol, NSW	Gol Gol, NSW 0%	Gol Gol, NSW 10%	Gol Gol, NSW 20%	Gol Gol, NSW 30%	Gol Gol, NSW 40%	Gol Gol, NSW 50%	Gol Gol, NSW 60%	Gol Gol, NSW 70%	Gol Gol, NSW 80%	Gol Gol, NSW 90%	Gol Gol, NSW 100%
Monak, NSW	Monak, NSW 0%	Monak, NSW 10%	Monak, NSW 20%	Monak, NSW 30%	Monak, NSW 40%	Monak, NSW 50%	Monak, NSW 60%	Monak, NSW 70%	Monak, NSW 80%	Monak, NSW 90%	Monak, NSW 100%
Paringi, NSW	Paringi, NSW 0%	Paringi, NSW 10%	Paringi, NSW 20%	Paringi, NSW 30%	Paringi, NSW 40%	Paringi, NSW 50%	Paringi, NSW 60%	Paringi, NSW 70%	Paringi, NSW 80%	Paringi, NSW 90%	Paringi, NSW 100%
Euston, NSW	Euston, NSW 0%	Euston, NSW 10%	Euston, NSW 20%	Euston, NSW 30%	Euston, NSW 40%	Euston, NSW 50%	Euston, NSW 60%	Euston, NSW 70%	Euston, NSW 80%	Euston, NSW 90%	Euston, NSW 100%

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7. Tell us about the impact to each of your affected properties. Select all that apply, or elaborate if there were other issues.

	Fruit damage	Disease	Slow to ripen	Flooding/access issues	Infrastructure damage	Delayed harvest
Yelta, Vic.	Yelta, Vic. Fruit damage	Yelta, Vic. Disease	Yelta, Vic. Slow to ripen	Yelta, Vic. Flooding/access issues	Yelta, Vic. Infrastructure damage	Yelta, Vic. Delayed harvest
Merbein West, Vic.	Merbein West, Vic. Fruit damage	Merbein West, Vic. Disease	Merbein West, Vic. Slow to ripen	Merbein West, Vic. Flooding/access issues	Merbein West, Vic. Infrastructure damage	Merbein West, Vic. Delayed harvest
Merbein South, Vic.	Merbein South, Vic. Fruit damage	Merbein South, Vic. Disease	Merbein South, Vic. Slow to ripen	Merbein South, Vic. Flooding/access issues	Merbein South, Vic. Infrastructure damage	Merbein South, Vic. Delayed harvest
Mildura South, Vic.	Mildura South, Vic. Fruit damage	Mildura South, Vic. Disease	Mildura South, Vic. Slow to ripen	Mildura South, Vic. Flooding/access issues	Mildura South, Vic. Infrastructure damage	Mildura South, Vic. Delayed harvest
Cardross, Vic.	Cardross, Vic. Fruit damage	Cardross, Vic. Disease	Cardross, Vic. Slow to ripen	Cardross, Vic. Flooding/access issues	Cardross, Vic. Infrastructure damage	Cardross, Vic. Delayed harvest
Irymple, Vic.	Irymple, Vic. Fruit damage	Irymple, Vic. Disease	Irymple, Vic. Slow to ripen	Irymple, Vic. Flooding/access issues	Irymple, Vic. Infrastructure damage	Irymple, Vic. Delayed harvest
Nichols Point, Vic.	Nichols Point, Vic. Fruit damage	Nichols Point, Vic. Disease	Nichols Point, Vic. Slow to ripen	Nichols Point, Vic. Flooding/access issues	Nichols Point, Vic. Infrastructure damage	Nichols Point, Vic. Delayed harvest
Sunnycliffs, Vic.	Sunnycliffs, Vic. Fruit damage	Sunnycliffs, Vic. Disease	Sunnycliffs, Vic. Slow to ripen	Sunnycliffs, Vic. Flooding/access issues	Sunnycliffs, Vic. Infrastructure damage	Sunnycliffs, Vic. Delayed harvest
Red Cliffs, Vic.	Red Cliffs, Vic. Fruit damage	Red Cliffs, Vic. Disease	Red Cliffs, Vic. Slow to ripen	Red Cliffs, Vic. Flooding/access issues	Red Cliffs, Vic. Infrastructure damage	Red Cliffs, Vic. Delayed harvest
Treviso, Vic.	Treviso, Vic. Fruit damage	Treviso, Vic. Disease	Treviso, Vic. Slow to ripen	Treviso, Vic. Flooding/access issues	Treviso, Vic. Infrastructure damage	Treviso, Vic. Delayed harvest
Robinvale, Vic. - Section B	Robinvale, Vic. - Section B Fruit damage	Robinvale, Vic. - Section B Disease	Robinvale, Vic. - Section B Slow to ripen	Robinvale, Vic. - Section B Flooding/access issues	Robinvale, Vic. - Section B Infrastructure damage	Robinvale, Vic. - Section B Delayed harvest
Robinvale, Vic. - Section C	Robinvale, Vic. - Section C Fruit damage	Robinvale, Vic. - Section C Disease	Robinvale, Vic. - Section C Slow to ripen	Robinvale, Vic. - Section C Flooding/access issues	Robinvale, Vic. - Section C Infrastructure damage	Robinvale, Vic. - Section C Delayed harvest
Robinvale, Vic. - Section D	Robinvale, Vic. - Section D Fruit damage	Robinvale, Vic. - Section D Disease	Robinvale, Vic. - Section D Slow to ripen	Robinvale, Vic. - Section D Flooding/access issues	Robinvale, Vic. - Section D Infrastructure damage	Robinvale, Vic. - Section D Delayed harvest
Robinvale, Vic. - Section E	Robinvale, Vic. - Section E Fruit damage	Robinvale, Vic. - Section E Disease	Robinvale, Vic. - Section E Slow to ripen	Robinvale, Vic. - Section E Flooding/access issues	Robinvale, Vic. - Section E Infrastructure damage	Robinvale, Vic. - Section E Delayed harvest
Tol Tol, Vic.	Tol Tol, Vic. Fruit damage	Tol Tol, Vic. Disease	Tol Tol, Vic. Slow to ripen	Tol Tol, Vic. Flooding/access issues	Tol Tol, Vic. Infrastructure damage	Tol Tol, Vic. Delayed harvest
Happy Valley, Vic.	Happy Valley, Vic. Fruit damage	Happy Valley, Vic. Disease	Happy Valley, Vic. Slow to ripen	Happy Valley, Vic. Flooding/access issues	Happy Valley, Vic. Infrastructure damage	Happy Valley, Vic. Delayed harvest
Coomealla, NSW	Coomealla, NSW Fruit damage	Coomealla, NSW Disease	Coomealla, NSW Slow to ripen	Coomealla, NSW Flooding/access issues	Coomealla, NSW Infrastructure damage	Coomealla, NSW Delayed harvest
Gol Gol, NSW	Gol Gol, NSW Fruit damage	Gol Gol, NSW Disease	Gol Gol, NSW Slow to ripen	Gol Gol, NSW Flooding/access issues	Gol Gol, NSW Infrastructure damage	Gol Gol, NSW Delayed harvest
Monak, NSW	Monak, NSW Fruit damage	Monak, NSW Disease	Monak, NSW Slow to ripen	Monak, NSW Flooding/access issues	Monak, NSW Infrastructure damage	Monak, NSW Delayed harvest
Paringi, NSW	Paringi, NSW Fruit damage	Paringi, NSW Disease	Paringi, NSW Slow to ripen	Paringi, NSW Flooding/access issues	Paringi, NSW Infrastructure damage	Paringi, NSW Delayed harvest
Euston, NSW	Euston, NSW Fruit damage	Euston, NSW Disease	Euston, NSW Slow to ripen	Euston, NSW Flooding/access issues	Euston, NSW Infrastructure damage	Euston, NSW Delayed harvest

Other (please specify)

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8. Beyond crop impacts, what other effects did the storm have on your business or operations?

Water and debris removal (e.g. clean-up)

Labour impact (e.g., availability, increased costs)

Equipment damage/replacement/hire (e.g., vehicles, machinery, pumps)

Infrastructure damage (e.g., trellises, irrigation, sheds)

Market/returns impact (e.g., delayed sales, lower prices)

Other (please specify)

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9. What was your overall crop loss due to the storms?

100%

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i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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10. What was your overall cost increase this season as a direct result of the storms?

200%

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i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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11. To what degree were your market returns impacted?

Not impacted

50% down

100%

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i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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12. What percentage of fruit you exported experienced claims?

No claims

50%

100%

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i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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13. What percentage of your fruit did you anticipate to export (before the storms)?

0% export (100% domestic)

50% each

100% export (0% domestic)

Clear

i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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14. What percentage of your fruit did you actually export?

0% export (100% domestic)

50% each

100% export (0% domestic)

Clear

i We adjusted the number you entered based on the slider’s scale.

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15. If your marketing program changed as a result of the storm, please explain what changed and why.

For example, fruit redirected from export to domestic markets, changes to export destinations, delayed shipments, reduced volumes, quality concerns, or other commercial considerations.

Storm impact on Sunraysia producers - post-season assessment

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* 1. Was your crop impacted by the February/March storms?

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* 2. Total area of production (in hectares)

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* 3. Total area of affected production (in hectares)

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* 4. How far through your harvest program were you when the storm hit?

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* 5. If access to your property was affected, how long were you unable to access all or part of the property?

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* 6. Which growing district(s) are your properties located in, and approximately what percentage of your total production was affected in each district?

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* 7. Tell us about the impact to each of your affected properties. Select all that apply, or elaborate if there were other issues.

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* 8. Beyond crop impacts, what other effects did the storm have on your business or operations?

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* 9. What was your overall crop loss due to the storms?

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* 10. What was your overall cost increase this season as a direct result of the storms?

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* 11. To what degree were your market returns impacted?

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* 12. What percentage of fruit you exported experienced claims?

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* 13. What percentage of your fruit did you anticipate to export (before the storms)?

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* 14. What percentage of your fruit did you actually export?

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* 15. If your marketing program changed as a result of the storm, please explain what changed and why.For example, fruit redirected from export to domestic markets, changes to export destinations, delayed shipments, reduced volumes, quality concerns, or other commercial considerations.

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* 16. Anything else you'd like to add?

1. Was your crop impacted by the February/March storms?

2. Total area of production (in hectares)

3. Total area of affected production (in hectares)

4. How far through your harvest program were you when the storm hit?

5. If access to your property was affected, how long were you unable to access all or part of the property?

6. Which growing district(s) are your properties located in, and approximately what percentage of your total production was affected in each district?

7. Tell us about the impact to each of your affected properties. Select all that apply, or elaborate if there were other issues.

8. Beyond crop impacts, what other effects did the storm have on your business or operations?

9. What was your overall crop loss due to the storms?

10. What was your overall cost increase this season as a direct result of the storms?

11. To what degree were your market returns impacted?

12. What percentage of fruit you exported experienced claims?

13. What percentage of your fruit did you anticipate to export (before the storms)?

14. What percentage of your fruit did you actually export?

15. If your marketing program changed as a result of the storm, please explain what changed and why.

For example, fruit redirected from export to domestic markets, changes to export destinations, delayed shipments, reduced volumes, quality concerns, or other commercial considerations.

16. Anything else you'd like to add?