NSW flood damage bill expected to exceed $1b as November rain submerges crops

The cost of the New South Wales floods could exceed $1 billion after record November rain in the state.

The NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) is assessing the damage, but downgrades in the quality of crops and damage to fences and equipment are likely to be significant.

DPI emergency coordinator Simon Oliver said the scale could be greater than the flooding in 2016 and that the damage to crops would hurt farmers the most.

This year's yield was set to be bigger than 2016's.

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