# Weekly update - 3 March 2022 - DAFF

> The Australian agriculture department's weekly update reported heavy rainfall and flooding in northern New South Wales and south-east Queensland for the week ending 2 March 2022. Some early-sown summer crops were harvested with small losses, while later crops may have benefited from moisture.

- Date: 2022-03-03 · published 2022-03-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42229-weekly-update-3-march-2022-daff
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Flooding in key sorghum and summer grain areas could trim yields and tighten feed grain supply. The impact is likely limited since much of the crop benefited from rainfall.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2023-05-18 | [Weekly update - 18 May 2023 - DAFF](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35904-weekly-update-18-may-2023-daff.md) | +5.6% | +2.2% |
| CORN | 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) | +1.0% | -2.6% |
| CORN | 2018-04-02 | [WMO El Niño/La Niña Update – March 2018 \| La Niña Ready Nations](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65446-wmo-el-nino-la-nina-update-march-2018-la-nina-ready-nations.md) | +2.3% | +3.1% |
| CORN | 2017-05-01 | [Agri Marketing Update](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7072-agri-marketing-update.md) | +1.1% | +4.2% |
| CORN | 2025-04-01 | [March 2025 ENSO update: neutral conditions expected soon](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25496-march-2025-enso-update-neutral-conditions-expected-soon.md) | +1.0% | +2.2% |

## Sources

- agriculture.gov.au: https://www.agriculture.gov.au/abares/products/weekly_update/weekly-update-030322

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