Pulse Production Research and Development

The Hon. N.J. CENTOFANTI (Leader of the Opposition) (15:05): Supplementary: given the drought has been estimated to cause a loss of grain crops around $1.3 billion from average annual grain returns, what impacts or effects will the drought have on these trial results?

The Hon. C.M. SCRIVEN (Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development, Minister for Forest Industries) (15:05): I think trying to anticipate what results will happen in the future is probably somewhat fraught.