# Cropping prospects firm up after solid rain | Farm Online | ACT

> Widespread rain of up to 50mm fell over Queensland's Darling Downs and parts of New South Wales's Central West, enabling farmers to plant winter crops after a four-month dry spell. Western Australian crops received only small falls, and growers there still want a soaking rain.

- Date: 2020-06-16 · published 2020-06-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52594-cropping-prospects-firm-up-after-solid-rain-farm-online-act
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Improved planting conditions support expected larger Australian winter crop volumes, which modestly reinforces the bearish outlook for wheat and barley export prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-06-06 | [East coast wet won't downgrade winter crop yield prospects says ABARES  \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40888-east-coast-wet-won-t-downgrade-winter-crop-yield-prospects-says-abares-farm.md) | +0.1% | -0.9% |
| WHEAT | 2018-04-18 | [Wheat prices fall on US rain, but dry threat remains for winter crop \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65564-wheat-prices-fall-on-us-rain-but-dry-threat-remains-for-winter-crop-farm-online.md) | +0.1% | -0.9% |
| WHEAT | 2020-04-27 | [A solid export surplus sought \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53614-a-solid-export-surplus-sought-farm-online-act.md) | -0.5% | +0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2016-11-22 | [Crop expected to nudge 50mt \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73810-crop-expected-to-nudge-50mt-farm-online-act.md) | -2.8% | +0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2016-11-01 | [Near record crop beckons \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73815-near-record-crop-beckons-farm-online-act.md) | +0.2% | -3.5% |

## Sources

- farmonline.com.au: https://www.farmonline.com.au/story/6795179/cropping-prospects-firm-up-after-solid-rain/

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