# Warm weather hastens harvest | Queensland Country Life | QLD

> Warm weather triggered harvest across southern Queensland, with barley yields of 1.5-2.5 tonnes per hectare reported near Goondiwindi. Northern New South Wales barley harvest has also started. The Bureau of Meteorology expects above-average tropical cyclone activity due to La Nina.

- Date: 2020-10-15 · published 2020-10-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/12848-warm-weather-hastens-harvest-queensland-country-life-qld
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

An early harvest adds local supply, but La Nina rain could affect quality and timing. Buyers should watch for cyclone-driven disruption to harvest and logistics.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral
- BARLEY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2019-08-26 | [CQ tipped to have above average cereal harvest \| Queensland Country Life \| QLD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57538-cq-tipped-to-have-above-average-cereal-harvest-queensland-country-life-qld.md) | +0.9% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2017-12-17 | [La Niña's effect for Aussie grain markets \| Queensland Country Life \| QLD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67401-la-nina-s-effect-for-aussie-grain-markets-queensland-country-life-qld.md) | +0.3% | +0.8% |
| WHEAT | 2017-10-03 | [Wet Weather Delays Harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68316-wet-weather-delays-harvest.md) | +4.7% | +0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2020-08-13 | [Labour concerns loom for bumper harvest \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51557-labour-concerns-loom-for-bumper-harvest-the-land-nsw.md) | +0.7% | +11.5% |
| WHEAT | 2022-08-17 | [Harvest plans critical for another big crop  \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40016-harvest-plans-critical-for-another-big-crop-the-land-nsw.md) | -10.0% | -10.7% |

## Sources

- queenslandcountrylife.com.au: https://www.queenslandcountrylife.com.au/story/6965477/headers-are-rolling-out-in-southern-qld-and-northern-nsw/

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