# New reports highlight best grain variety choices for southern Australia | GroundCover

> GRDC released its National Variety Trials Harvest Reports for southern Australia, incorporating 2022-23 results. The reports cover yield, disease resistance and grain quality for six regions across South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania. Growers are using them to pick varieties that perform in both good and poor seasons.

- Date: 2023-04-12 · published 2023-04-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/36377-new-reports-highlight-best-grain-variety-choices-for-southern-australia
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Variety guidance affects future yield potential and crop mix in southern Australia, but the effect on near-term prices is minimal.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2019-09-10 | [ABARES crop report forecasts another poor harvest for Australia's grain growers - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57042-abares-crop-report-forecasts-another-poor-harvest-for-australia-s-grain-growers.md) | +2.6% | +1.0% |
| WHEAT | 2024-09-02 | [ABARES report highlights Australia’s growing production value - DAFF](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28280-abares-report-highlights-australia-s-growing-production-value-daff.md) | +3.6% | +14.4% |
| WHEAT | 2022-12-08 | [Australia Set for Record Grain Harvest Despite Weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38220-australia-set-for-record-grain-harvest-despite-weather.md) | +9.5% | +8.2% |
| WHEAT | 2023-04-03 | [South Australia’s grain harvest rises by 51%   - Milling Midd ...](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36370-south-australia-s-grain-harvest-rises-by-51-milling-midd.md) | -13.2% | -13.6% |
| WHEAT | 2019-02-20 | [Rise in South Australia's grain estimates  \| SA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60570-rise-in-south-australia-s-grain-estimates-sa.md) | -3.5% | +0.0% |

## Sources

- groundcover.grdc.com.au: https://groundcover.grdc.com.au/agronomy/national-variety-trials/new-reports-highlight-best-grain-variety-choices-for-southern-australia

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