# Feedgrain Focus: Markets firm as dry north throttles sales - Beef Central

> Feed wheat and barley prices in Australia firmed over the past week as dry conditions persist in north-west NSW and the short-season wheat planting window nears its end. Showers in Victoria, South Australia and southern NSW keep establishing crops on track for average yields. Sorghum is being harvested and sold quickly in Central Queensland.

- Date: 2023-06-19 · published 2023-06-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35602-feedgrain-focus-markets-firm-as-dry-north-throttles-sales-beef-central
- 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

Tight white-grain supply in northern feedlot regions supports higher domestic feed barley and sorghum prices, while adequate southern crop prospects limit the upside.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2019-09-09 | [Feedgrain Focus: Prices firm as thin crops turn to hay - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57196-feedgrain-focus-prices-firm-as-thin-crops-turn-to-hay-beef-central.md) | -0.8% | +4.6% |
| WHEAT | 2020-09-14 | [Feedgrain Focus: Wheat mostly higher on northern dry - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51094-feedgrain-focus-wheat-mostly-higher-on-northern-dry-beef-central.md) | +1.4% | +8.1% |
| WHEAT | 2020-10-02 | [Feedgrain Focus: Price moves mixed in thin trade - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50604-feedgrain-focus-price-moves-mixed-in-thin-trade-beef-central.md) | +1.9% | +3.6% |
| WHEAT | 2023-05-30 | [Feedgrain Focus: Sorghum drops into sights, season turns dry - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35999-feedgrain-focus-sorghum-drops-into-sights-season-turns-dry-beef-central.md) | -4.0% | +9.3% |
| WHEAT | 2018-07-26 | [Feedgrain Focus: Prices rise as dry conditions add fuel to fire - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12410-feedgrain-focus-prices-rise-as-dry-conditions-add-fuel-to-fire-grain-central.md) | -1.5% | -1.7% |

## Sources

- beefcentral.com: https://www.beefcentral.com/lotfeeding/feedgrain-focus-markets-firm-as-dry-north-throttles-sales/

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