# Wheat planting begins under drought cloud | SBS News

> Australian farmers started the 2019 wheat planting season on Anzac Day in bone-dry soil after a third consecutive year of drought in key growing regions. Rainfall over the last three months has been less than half of normal across nearly the whole country, leaving soil moisture historically low in NSW, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia.

- Date: 2019-04-26 · published 2019-04-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59524-wheat-planting-begins-under-drought-cloud-sbs-news
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Weak Australian production prospects support wheat prices, though strong northern hemisphere crop conditions are expected to keep a lid on international prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-03-31 | [Wheat Prices Surge on US Drought and Planting Uncertainty](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20207-wheat-prices-surge-on-us-drought-and-planting-uncertainty.md) | -0.7% | +1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2018-03-13 | [Drought threat intensifies for U.S. Plains winter wheat crop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66052-drought-threat-intensifies-for-u-s-plains-winter-wheat-crop.md) | -1.6% | +0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2026-05-07 | [$7 wheat is back as Plains drought slashes crop prospects](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19314-7-wheat-is-back-as-plains-drought-slashes-crop-prospects.md) | +3.6% | -0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2021-07-28 | [Wheat climbs on signs of drought damage in northern U.S. Plains \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46100-wheat-climbs-on-signs-of-drought-damage-in-northern-u-s-plains-financial-post.md) | +2.7% | +3.0% |
| 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% |
| KWHEAT | 2023-02-02 | [Drought threatens U.S. wheat production despite acreage bump](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37378-drought-threatens-u-s-wheat-production-despite-acreage-bump.md) | +1.3% | -5.9% |
| KWHEAT | 2017-12-14 | [World Wheat Conditions Roundup - U.S. Wheat Associates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67426-world-wheat-conditions-roundup-u-s-wheat-associates.md) | +5.9% | +6.8% |
| KWHEAT | 2026-04-16 | [Upper Midwest sees significant drought removal - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12999-upper-midwest-sees-significant-drought-removal-pro-farmer.md) | +2.0% | +14.1% |

## Sources

- sbs.com.au: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/wheat-planting-begins-under-drought-cloud/su19bg5g9

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