# Latest BOM forecast indicates dry period ahead | Meat & Livestock Australia

> Australia's Bureau of Meteorology has declared the La Niña over and forecasts below-average rainfall for eastern Australia from May to July. Cyclones Seroja and Odette brought heavy rain to Western Australia, but also damaged farm infrastructure and may delay the 2021 cropping season.

- Date: 2021-04-15 · published 2021-04-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47525-latest-bom-forecast-indicates-dry-period-ahead-meat-and-livestock-australia
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

A drier east coast during the May-July period threatens Australian wheat and barley plantings and output. That tightens export supply and supports wheat and barley prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-07-25 | [Global grain gains \| Meat & Livestock Australia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69906-global-grain-gains-meat-and-livestock-australia.md) | +6.7% | -1.2% |
| WHEAT | 2023-07-28 | [Australia forecasts 34% decline in wheat production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35012-australia-forecasts-34-decline-in-wheat-production.md) | -0.1% | -2.1% |
| WHEAT | 2025-04-02 | [Analysts forecast a decrease in wheat production in Australia in the new season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25087-analysts-forecast-a-decrease-in-wheat-production-in-australia-in-the-new-season.md) | -0.8% | +1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2018-06-13 | [Australia cuts wheat production forecast \| World-grain.com \| June 12, 2018 20:28 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64493-australia-cuts-wheat-production-forecast-world-grain-com-june-12-2018-20-28.md) | -2.0% | -8.2% |
| WHEAT | 2016-09-16 | [Australia's wheat crop threatened as La Nina climate indicator rises: analysts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10187-australia-s-wheat-crop-threatened-as-la-nina-climate-indicator-rises-analysts.md) | +0.2% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- mla.com.au: https://www.mla.com.au/prices-markets/market-news/2021/latest-bom-forecast-indicates-dry-period-ahead/

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