# Sorghum harvest commences but production threatened - Grain Central

> The early sorghum harvest has begun in southern Queensland and northern New South Wales. NSW sorghum output is expected to struggle to exceed 500,000 tonnes, well below average, after dry conditions hit early-sown crops.

- Date: 2019-01-14 · published 2019-01-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61134-sorghum-harvest-commences-but-production-threatened-grain-central
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

A small Australian sorghum crop tightens feedgrain supply and supports prices for sorghum and competing feed grains such as barley and wheat, raising costs for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- BARLEY: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/cropping/sorghum-harvest-commences-but-production-threatened/

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