# Southern Queensland sorghum crops feel the heat | Queensland Country Life | QLD

> Temperatures in the high 30s and 40s Celsius stressed sorghum crops across southern Queensland. Only 10 to 15mm of rain fell in late November, and growers need more rain within a fortnight.

- Date: 2018-12-03 · published 2018-12-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61646-southern-queensland-sorghum-crops-feel-the-heat-queensland-country-life-qld
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Heat stress threatens yields in a crop that is already scarce, which supports sorghum prices and premiums for old-crop grain.

## Read by commodity

- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Sources

- queenslandcountrylife.com.au: https://www.queenslandcountrylife.com.au/story/5790354/southern-qld-sorghum-crops-feeling-the-heat/

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