# Sea-surface temps moving in right direction - Grain Central

> Grain Central explains the Indian Ocean Dipole and ENSO as drivers of Australian weather and describes how the negative IOD phase brings enhanced rainfall. The article notes sea-surface temperatures are moving in a favorable direction.

- Date: 2019-06-25 · published 2019-06-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58504-sea-surface-temps-moving-in-right-direction-grain-central
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

A shift toward a positive IOD or El Niño typically means drier Australian conditions and smaller wheat and barley crops, which would support export prices for feed grains.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral
- BARLEY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-10-30 | [Export demand surfaces as harvest ramps up … - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62394-export-demand-surfaces-as-harvest-ramps-up-grain-central.md) | -4.0% | -5.2% |
| WHEAT | 2016-11-25 | [Farm income protection eases pain of crop loss - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73905-farm-income-protection-eases-pain-of-crop-loss-grain-central.md) | -3.0% | +0.8% |
| WHEAT | 2025-05-20 | [New-crop forecasts roll out as crop goes in - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24625-new-crop-forecasts-roll-out-as-crop-goes-in-grain-central.md) | +0.6% | +1.6% |
| WHEAT | 2019-01-15 | [The winter crop that was: West trumps East in 2018 - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61049-the-winter-crop-that-was-west-trumps-east-in-2018-grain-central.md) | +3.3% | +2.7% |
| WHEAT | 2026-03-10 | [European, Maghreb winter crops humming along - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20110-european-maghreb-winter-crops-humming-along-grain-central.md) | -1.3% | -1.1% |

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/weather/sea-surface-temps-moving-in-right-direction/

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