# Drought impacts Australian summer crop output 2025-26 | Farm Online | ACT

> Australia's summer crop output fell 14 per cent to 4.5 million tonnes in 2025-26 after a hot, dry summer and reduced irrigation water. Sorghum is forecast to fall six per cent in 2026-27 and cotton output was down 17 per cent.

- Date: 2026-03-03 · published 2026-03-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20126-drought-impacts-australian-summer-crop-output-2025-26-farm-online-act
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Cottonseed Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CSM.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Australian sorghum supply reduces export availability for feed grains, supporting sorghum prices, while smaller cotton output tightens cottonseed meal supply.

## Read by commodity

- CSM: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Sources

- farmonline.com.au: https://www.farmonline.com.au/story/9187344/drought-impacts-australian-summer-crop-output-2025-26/

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