# Sorghum sprouting causing headaches for growers, traders | Queensland Country Life | QLD

> Queensland sorghum growers and traders face quality downgrades because rain events in February and March caused sprouting in crops that were ripe. Affected lots are moving from the Sorghum 1 grade to Sorghum 2, a price gap of about $20 to $40 per tonne.

- Date: 2022-03-17 · published 2022-03-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42343-sorghum-sprouting-causing-headaches-for-growers-traders-queensland-country-life
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Lower-grade Australian sorghum reduces the supply of premium feed grain available to domestic and export buyers, supporting local feed prices. The impact is regional and modest given the size of the discount.

## Read by commodity

- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Sources

- queenslandcountrylife.com.au: https://www.queenslandcountrylife.com.au/story/7658859/sorghum-growers-down-but-not-out/

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