# Feedgrain Focus: Wheat mostly higher on northern dry - Beef Central

> Wheat values rose in most Australian markets this week as dry conditions in southern Queensland and northern NSW raised concerns about finishing the crop. Barley prices firmed as growers withheld offers, and sorghum held up on Chinese demand for a 20,000-tonne containerised cargo.

- Date: 2020-09-14 · published 2020-09-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51094-feedgrain-focus-wheat-mostly-higher-on-northern-dry-beef-central
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Dryness threatening the northern crop and steady export demand for sorghum support local prices, though the larger expected national harvest limits the rally.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-06-19 | [Feedgrain Focus: Markets firm as dry north throttles sales - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35602-feedgrain-focus-markets-firm-as-dry-north-throttles-sales-beef-central.md) | +2.6% | +0.5% |
| 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 | 2018-12-06 | [Feedgrain Focus: Interstate wheat shapes up on value - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61624-feedgrain-focus-interstate-wheat-shapes-up-on-value-grain-central.md) | -0.1% | +1.5% |
| 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 | 2018-09-20 | [Feedgrain Focus: WA frost and eastern dry lift values - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63096-feedgrain-focus-wa-frost-and-eastern-dry-lift-values-grain-central.md) | +0.1% | +7.9% |

## Sources

- beefcentral.com: https://www.beefcentral.com/lotfeeding/feedgrain-focus-wheat-mostly-higher-on-northern-dry/

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