# Positive Indian Ocean Dipole to be dominant influence on Australian climate - Grain Central

> The Australian Bureau of Meteorology says ENSO remains neutral and the ENSO Outlook is inactive. Models indicate a positive Indian Ocean Dipole will dominate Australian weather for the rest of 2019, raising the odds of a drier than average winter and spring.

- Date: 2019-07-10 · published 2019-07-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58000-positive-indian-ocean-dipole-to-be-dominant-influence-on-australian-climate
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Chicken](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CHICKEN.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A drier Australian winter-spring threatens wheat and barley output, supporting Australian grain prices and tightening export availability for feed grains.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲
- CHICKEN: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2024-10-25 | [Crop estimates reflect tough SE Australian season - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27827-crop-estimates-reflect-tough-se-australian-season-grain-central.md) | +0.1% | -1.6% |
| 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 | 2019-10-21 | [Tough times take toll on Australian winter crop: Rabobank - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56532-tough-times-take-toll-on-australian-winter-crop-rabobank-grain-central.md) | -2.2% | -0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2017-10-13 | [Dry prompts ABARES to tip reduced Australian crop size - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68399-dry-prompts-abares-to-tip-reduced-australian-crop-size-grain-central.md) | +0.3% | -3.7% |
| WHEAT | 2024-04-16 | [Horizons #99 Ukrainian grain exports: the state of play – Australian Export Grains Innovation Centre](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14311-horizons-99-ukrainian-grain-exports-the-state-of-play-australian-export-grains.md) | -0.6% | +2.0% |

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/weather/positive-indian-ocean-dipole-to-be-dominant-influence-on-australian-climate/
- wattagnet.com: https://www.wattagnet.com/poultry-meat/diseases-health/avian-influenza/article/15529029/eur64m-avian-flu-compensation-for-italys-poultry-farmers-wattagnet

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