# WA winter croppers adopt wait and see approach - Grain Central

> Western Australian growers are delaying dry sowing because subsoil moisture is low and forecasts point to a dry winter. The Grain Industry Association of WA estimates 8.169 million hectares of winter crops, including 4.49 million hectares of wheat, similar to last year. Analysts expect an average season at best.

- Date: 2019-05-13 · published 2019-05-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59060-wa-winter-croppers-adopt-wait-and-see-approach-grain-central
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Dry conditions in Western Australia, the main winter grain exporter, could limit export supplies and support wheat and barley prices if forecasts hold.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-03-04 | [European winter crops in reasonable shape as spring approaches - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25502-european-winter-crops-in-reasonable-shape-as-spring-approaches-grain-central.md) | +0.1% | +2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2017-04-28 | [Forecasts point to dry season ahead for WA croppers - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71432-forecasts-point-to-dry-season-ahead-for-wa-croppers-grain-central.md) | +2.4% | +1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2023-08-22 | [SA winter crop forecast at 8.8Mt: PIRSA - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34525-sa-winter-crop-forecast-at-8-8mt-pirsa-grain-central.md) | -4.2% | -1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2018-10-26 | [Dry September cuts winter crop prospects by 15pc: ABARES - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62493-dry-september-cuts-winter-crop-prospects-by-15pc-abares-grain-central.md) | +0.8% | -3.7% |
| WHEAT | 2020-01-17 | [South Australia estimates winter crop at 6.25Mt - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55029-south-australia-estimates-winter-crop-at-6-25mt-grain-central.md) | +0.1% | -5.2% |

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/news/wa-winter-croppers-adopt-wait-and-see-approach/

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