# Harvest plans critical for another big crop  | The Land | NSW

> A Cargill AWB analyst says the eastern Australian cropping belt faces a difficult harvest after one of the wettest starts to the year on record. Sowing was drawn out and maturity is highly variable, and a significant area of winter crop will go unplanted. Forward sales are the lowest for this time of year in some time, with under 15% of the crop sold.

- Date: 2022-08-17 · published 2022-08-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40016-harvest-plans-critical-for-another-big-crop-the-land-nsw
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Low forward sales and uneven crop maturity leave Australian supply uncertain, which can support wheat prices into harvest. Above-average rain forecast through spring adds to the yield risk.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-08-13 | [Labour concerns loom for bumper harvest \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51557-labour-concerns-loom-for-bumper-harvest-the-land-nsw.md) | +0.7% | +11.5% |
| WHEAT | 2018-04-26 | [Bumpy ride for wheat futures \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11224-bumpy-ride-for-wheat-futures-the-land-nsw.md) | +2.9% | +2.7% |
| WHEAT | 2020-10-15 | [Warm weather hastens harvest \| Queensland Country Life \| QLD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12848-warm-weather-hastens-harvest-queensland-country-life-qld.md) | +1.9% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2023-06-08 | [Hello, El Niño – What To Expect for the 2023 Crop - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35411-hello-el-nino-what-to-expect-for-the-2023-crop-agweb.md) | -0.0% | +2.9% |
| WHEAT | 2023-09-27 | [Grain growers face a marketing mind shift \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34068-grain-growers-face-a-marketing-mind-shift-the-land-nsw.md) | -5.3% | -2.4% |

## Sources

- theland.com.au: https://www.theland.com.au/story/7863890/harvest-plans-critical-for-another-big-crop/

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