# Feedgrain Focus: Sorghum wriggles into rations - Beef Central

> Australian feedgrain report says discounted sorghum is entering some rations as northern wheat and barley firm. Sorghum X sprouting after rain in Queensland and northern NSW is pushing traders to accumulate it at about A$240/t.

- Date: 2021-06-18 · published 2021-06-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46648-feedgrain-focus-sorghum-wriggles-into-rations-beef-central
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Sprout damage in Australian sorghum reduces usable supply for feed and widens discounts, while firming wheat and barley support the feed grain complex.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2019-10-10 | [Feedgrain Focus: Flat to lower on rain forecast for sorghum areas - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56620-feedgrain-focus-flat-to-lower-on-rain-forecast-for-sorghum-areas-grain-central.md) | +4.1% | +1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2019-12-19 | [Feedgrain Focus: Wash-outs overheat sorghum market - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5351-feedgrain-focus-wash-outs-overheat-sorghum-market-grain-central.md) | -0.0% | +2.6% |
| 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 | 2022-11-17 | [Feedgrain Focus: Rain reignites southern inverse - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38798-feedgrain-focus-rain-reignites-southern-inverse-grain-central.md) | +1.0% | -0.5% |

## Sources

- beefcentral.com: https://www.beefcentral.com/lotfeeding/feedgrain-focus-sorghum-wriggles-into-rations/

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