# Feedgrain Focus: South lifts on dry north

> Australian wheat and barley prices firmed in the south but were steady to softer in the north, where dry conditions persist in north-west New South Wales. Showers in south-eastern Australia lifted grower interest in selling barley held as a drought hedge.

- Date: 2023-08-01 · published 2023-08-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35108-feedgrain-focus-south-lifts-on-dry-north
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Increased farmer selling of barley in the south adds supply and may cap local feed grain prices, while dry northern conditions keep planting uncertain.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral
- BARLEY: neutral
- SORGHUM: neutral

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/markets/feedgrain-focus-south-lifts-on-dry-north/

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