# Dry and warm weather threatens yield potential | The Land | NSW

> Warm, dry weather is forecast for eastern Australia with temperatures above 30 C and no rain expected, and record winter heat in central Australia. Crop conditions are reported as excellent, though early warmth could trim yields. ASX wheat futures fell $15 to $310 a tonne, their lowest in almost five years.

- Date: 2024-08-28 · published 2024-08-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/28736-dry-and-warm-weather-threatens-yield-potential-the-land-nsw
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Possible yield trimming from early warmth is a modest upside risk, but the falling futures show that global price pressure is dominating and keeping Australian grain values low.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-05-31 | [Growers in most states welcome wet winter weather forecast for crops \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53050-growers-in-most-states-welcome-wet-winter-weather-forecast-for-crops-the-land.md) | -1.2% | -1.0% |
| WHEAT | 2025-08-05 | [Wheat crop estimates for 2025/26 surge after rains throughout NSW \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23273-wheat-crop-estimates-for-2025-26-surge-after-rains-throughout-nsw-the-land-nsw.md) | -0.8% | +0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2021-07-01 | [Back to back bumper harvests \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46012-back-to-back-bumper-harvests-the-land-nsw.md) | -2.7% | -4.7% |
| WHEAT | 2023-05-23 | [MARS estimates higher grain yields due to weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35916-mars-estimates-higher-grain-yields-due-to-weather.md) | -1.2% | -2.5% |
| WHEAT | 2021-01-26 | [Focus turns to supply chain and moving grain \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49028-focus-turns-to-supply-chain-and-moving-grain-the-land-nsw.md) | -9.4% | -0.2% |

## Sources

- theland.com.au: https://www.theland.com.au/story/8743782/dry-and-warm-weather-threatens-yield-potential/

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