# Growing season comes to an abrupt conclusion | The Land | NSW

> Southern New South Wales grain crops are under acute moisture stress as temperatures climb into the low to mid 30s with little rain expected. Farmers are cutting more crops for hay, and further downgrades to the national wheat and barley crop appear likely.

- Date: 2019-10-04 · published 2019-10-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56534-growing-season-comes-to-an-abrupt-conclusion-the-land-nsw
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Heat and dry conditions during grain fill point to further cuts in Australian wheat and barley supply, which supports export prices and feed grain values.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2019-09-17 | [ABARES slashes grain production forecasts \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57047-abares-slashes-grain-production-forecasts-the-land-nsw.md) | +2.4% | +2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2022-07-27 | [Sowing success a mixed bag across eastern states \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40447-sowing-success-a-mixed-bag-across-eastern-states-the-land-nsw.md) | +4.5% | +0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2017-05-30 | [Australian winter planting season update 'around the grounds' - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70956-australian-winter-planting-season-update-around-the-grounds-grain-central.md) | -0.5% | -1.6% |
| WHEAT | 2018-05-29 | [Global weather concerns drive demand \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64979-global-weather-concerns-drive-demand-the-land-nsw.md) | -0.9% | -2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2019-10-23 | [Weather cocktail gives wheat a little lift \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56512-weather-cocktail-gives-wheat-a-little-lift-the-land-nsw.md) | -0.4% | +5.9% |

## Sources

- theland.com.au: https://www.theland.com.au/story/6421428/growing-season-comes-to-an-abrupt-conclusion/

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