# Weekly Australian Climate, Water and Agricultural Update, 16 November 2023 - DAFF

> DAFF's weekly update reports showers across parts of eastern and western Australia during the week to November 15, with rain and hail halting harvest in Western Australia and likely causing crop losses and quality downgrades. Global crop conditions have deteriorated versus September ABARES forecasts, leaving global grain and oilseed output likely lower.

- Date: 2023-11-16 · published 2023-11-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/33121-weekly-australian-climate-water-and-agricultural-update-16-november-2023-daff
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Lower global output and WA crop losses support grain and oilseed prices, with downgrades in quality affecting feed barley and wheat availability.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲
- CANMEAL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2024-05-16 | [Weekly Australian Climate, Water and Agricultural Update, 16 May 2024 - DAFF](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30189-weekly-australian-climate-water-and-agricultural-update-16-may-2024-daff.md) | +19.1% | +8.2% |
| WHEAT | 2023-10-19 | [Weekly Australian Climate, Water and Agricultural Update, 19 October 2023 - DAFF](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33572-weekly-australian-climate-water-and-agricultural-update-19-october-2023-daff.md) | -2.6% | -4.4% |
| WHEAT | 2025-10-16 | [Weekly Australian Climate, Water and Agricultural Update, 16 October 2025 - DAFF](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22343-weekly-australian-climate-water-and-agricultural-update-16-october-2025-daff.md) | +0.6% | -2.3% |
| WHEAT | 2026-04-23 | [Weekly Australian Climate, Water and Agricultural Update, 23 April 2026 - DAFF](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19687-weekly-australian-climate-water-and-agricultural-update-23-april-2026-daff.md) | +1.4% | +2.5% |
| WHEAT | 2025-05-15 | [Weekly Australian Climate, Water and Agricultural Update, 15 May 2025 - DAFF](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24626-weekly-australian-climate-water-and-agricultural-update-15-may-2025-daff.md) | -3.9% | -3.2% |

## Sources

- agriculture.gov.au: https://www.agriculture.gov.au/abares/products/weekly_update/weekly-update-161123

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