# Drought takes toll on Australian grain | 2019-05-16  | World Grain

> A USDA GAIN report forecasts Australia's 2019-20 wheat crop at 20 million tonnes despite ongoing drought in New South Wales and southern Queensland. China's anti-dumping duties on Australian barley are expected to reduce barley and sorghum plantings. Feed grain shortages on the east coast are keeping domestic prices high.

- Date: 2019-05-16 · published 2019-05-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59057-drought-takes-toll-on-australian-grain-2019-05-16-world-grain
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Australian barley and sorghum output and tight eastern feed supplies support prices for these grains and wheat. Western Australia is expected to supply more export grain.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-09-11 | [Drought lowers Australian grain forecast \| 2018-09-11  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62987-drought-lowers-australian-grain-forecast-2018-09-11-world-grain.md) | -7.4% | -7.0% |
| 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 | 2018-08-02 | [Drought sends Australian wheat on a world-beating rally](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9689-drought-sends-australian-wheat-on-a-world-beating-rally.md) | +3.5% | +1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2024-09-20 | [Weather takes toll on EU grain crops \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28261-weather-takes-toll-on-eu-grain-crops-world-grain.md) | +11.5% | +6.1% |
| WHEAT | 2019-05-15 | [Australia considering first wheat imports in 12 years \| 2019-05-15  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59055-australia-considering-first-wheat-imports-in-12-years-2019-05-15-world-grain.md) | +11.2% | +10.0% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/12069-drought-takes-toll-on-australian-grain

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