# Sorghum rallies on ongoing dry weather | Queensland Country Life | QLD

> Sorghum values in south Queensland rose about $10 a tonne the week to February 19, with Darling Downs bids at $354 delivered and Brisbane at $362. Harvest yields are coming in near three tonnes a hectare, below pre-harvest expectations of 3.5, and high screenings from a hot, dry finish are cutting grade.

- Date: 2019-02-19 · published 2019-02-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60658-sorghum-rallies-on-ongoing-dry-weather-queensland-country-life-qld
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Australian sorghum output and quality issues tighten feed-grain supply for domestic feedlots and mills, supporting sorghum prices and encouraging substitution toward corn or barley.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-06-04 | [Corn, sorghum faring well despite dry spell](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70577-corn-sorghum-faring-well-despite-dry-spell.md) | +2.4% | -0.6% |
| CORN | 2025-10-03 | [Central Brazil Soybeans at Risk With Continued Dry Weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13464-central-brazil-soybeans-at-risk-with-continued-dry-weather.md) | +0.3% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2017-06-14 | [Changing weather causes issues for development of corn and soybeans - Radio Iowa](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70343-changing-weather-causes-issues-for-development-of-corn-and-soybeans-radio-iowa.md) | -2.1% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2019-03-18 | [Predicting Midwest Corn Yield and Quality from Weather - WeatherNation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59921-predicting-midwest-corn-yield-and-quality-from-weather-weathernation.md) | +2.6% | -3.5% |
| CORN | 2025-12-29 | [Good rainfall in Brazil and dry weather in Argentina will be the main factors influencing prices in the coming weeks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13823-good-rainfall-in-brazil-and-dry-weather-in-argentina-will-be-the-main-factors.md) | -1.0% | -2.7% |

## Sources

- queenslandcountrylife.com.au: https://www.queenslandcountrylife.com.au/story/5913298/sorghum-rallies-on-ongoing-dry-weather/

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