# Feedgrain Focus: Prices firm as thin crops turn to hay - Beef Central

> Eastern Australian cereal crops are struggling after a tough spring start, with hay-cutting advancing on poor crops. Central Queensland wheat trades near $420/t delivered and sorghum around $305-$350/t, with prompt demand from feedlots and pig and poultry producers.

- Date: 2019-09-09 · published 2019-09-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57196-feedgrain-focus-prices-firm-as-thin-crops-turn-to-hay-beef-central
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced grain tonnage from hay-cutting tightens prompt feedgrain supply in Australia, supporting local wheat and sorghum prices for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 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 | 2018-07-26 | [Feedgrain Focus: Prices rise as dry conditions add fuel to fire - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12410-feedgrain-focus-prices-rise-as-dry-conditions-add-fuel-to-fire-grain-central.md) | -1.5% | -1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2019-08-30 | [Feedgrain Focus: Trade slows as crunch nears for borderline crops - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57652-feedgrain-focus-trade-slows-as-crunch-nears-for-borderline-crops-beef-central.md) | -2.8% | +0.9% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- beefcentral.com: https://www.beefcentral.com/lotfeeding/feedgrain-focus-prices-firm-as-thin-crops-turn-to-hay/

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