# Labour concerns loom for bumper harvest | The Land | NSW

> Ag Scientia notes growing concern about skilled labour shortages at harvest due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, which could cause delays and quality downgrades. Private analysts forecast a national wheat crop of 26 to 28 million tonnes, and Australian grain markets fell the prior week.

- Date: 2020-08-13 · published 2020-08-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51557-labour-concerns-loom-for-bumper-harvest-the-land-nsw
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Harvest labour and quality risks could tighten high-quality wheat supply, but the large crop outlook keeps overall feed grain prices under pressure.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral
- BARLEY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-08-17 | [Harvest plans critical for another big crop  \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40016-harvest-plans-critical-for-another-big-crop-the-land-nsw.md) | -10.0% | -10.7% |
| WHEAT | 2018-04-26 | [Bumpy ride for wheat futures \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11224-bumpy-ride-for-wheat-futures-the-land-nsw.md) | +2.9% | +2.7% |
| WHEAT | 2020-10-15 | [Warm weather hastens harvest \| Queensland Country Life \| QLD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12848-warm-weather-hastens-harvest-queensland-country-life-qld.md) | +1.9% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2020-06-08 | [Rain Brings Respite For EU Wheat As Smaller Harvest Looms \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52551-rain-brings-respite-for-eu-wheat-as-smaller-harvest-looms-esm-magazine.md) | -0.3% | -6.4% |
| WHEAT | 2019-08-26 | [CQ tipped to have above average cereal harvest \| Queensland Country Life \| QLD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57538-cq-tipped-to-have-above-average-cereal-harvest-queensland-country-life-qld.md) | +0.9% | -0.2% |

## Sources

- theland.com.au: https://www.theland.com.au/story/6875930/bumper-harvest-causes-labour-shortage-worry/

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