# Sorghum prices plunge as crops flourish in storms  | Queensland Country Life | QLD

> Sorghum prices in Australia have fallen by more than A$30 a tonne in recent weeks as recently planted crops flourish after storms. Markets are shifting from expectations of scarce supplies to pricing a sizable export surplus.

- Date: 2023-12-10 · published 2023-12-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/32762-sorghum-prices-plunge-as-crops-flourish-in-storms-queensland-country-life-qld
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A larger expected Australian sorghum crop competing for export markets such as China is bearish for sorghum and likely weighs on feed grain alternatives like barley and wheat.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼
- SORGHUM: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2021-08-14 | [Queensland wheat crop estimates climb \| Queensland Country Life \| QLD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45534-queensland-wheat-crop-estimates-climb-queensland-country-life-qld.md) | +1.1% | +2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2016-06-27 | [Grain slides on global markets tumble​ \| Queensland Country Life \| QLD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11729-grain-slides-on-global-markets-tumble-queensland-country-life-qld.md) | -8.4% | -9.4% |
| WHEAT | 2025-07-29 | [Australia's grain production boosted by recent rains \| Queensland Country Life \| QLD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23719-australia-s-grain-production-boosted-by-recent-rains-queensland-country-life-qld.md) | -0.7% | -0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2019-02-20 | [Sorghum crops take hard hit \| Stock & Land \| VIC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60662-sorghum-crops-take-hard-hit-stock-and-land-vic.md) | -3.5% | +0.0% |
| WHEAT | 2024-10-29 | [Bumper harvest in Queensland, NSW push national crop to average \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27831-bumper-harvest-in-queensland-nsw-push-national-crop-to-average-farm-online-act.md) | +0.3% | -1.5% |

## Sources

- queenslandcountrylife.com.au: https://www.queenslandcountrylife.com.au/story/8447002/sorghum-prices-sink-as-crop-flourishes/

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