# ABARES lowers its sorghum crop estimates | Queensland Country Life | QLD

> ABARES cut its Australian sorghum crop estimate to 1.3 million tonnes from 1.52 million in December, citing hot, dry weather in Queensland and northern NSW. Queensland plantings were 385,000 hectares, below the 10-year average, and NSW production was forecast at 375,000 tonnes.

- Date: 2019-02-25 · published 2019-02-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60580-abares-lowers-its-sorghum-crop-estimates-queensland-country-life-qld
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

A lower sorghum crop reduces feed grain supply on Australia's east coast, supporting sorghum prices and encouraging feedlots and feed mills to buy substitute grains.

## Read by commodity

- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Sources

- queenslandcountrylife.com.au: https://www.queenslandcountrylife.com.au/story/5922385/abares-lowers-its-sorghum-crop-estimates/

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