# Late rain a boost for southern crop yield | Countryman

> Recent rain in WA's south and south-east coast has helped recover some yield potential in cereal crops damaged by frost and dry September conditions. Grain Industry Association of WA cut its barley estimate by 0.3-0.4Mt from a record 3.8Mt crop, with wheat and canola also trimmed.

- Date: 2018-10-26 · published 2018-10-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62505-late-rain-a-boost-for-southern-crop-yield-countryman
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Partial recovery in WA limits the downgrade to Australian supply, but the still-lower barley and wheat estimates keep export availability tight.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2024-09-13 | [Australia: Southern new-crop firms as yield outlook slips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28361-australia-southern-new-crop-firms-as-yield-outlook-slips.md) | -2.1% | +4.4% |
| WHEAT | 2022-11-17 | [Feedgrain Focus: Rain reignites southern inverse - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38798-feedgrain-focus-rain-reignites-southern-inverse-grain-central.md) | +1.0% | -0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2017-10-09 | [Victorian, NSW crops need rain to consolidate yield prospects - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68404-victorian-nsw-crops-need-rain-to-consolidate-yield-prospects-grain-central.md) | +4.9% | +0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2023-04-27 | [El Nino May Boost Soil Moisture in May for South American Wheat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36317-el-nino-may-boost-soil-moisture-in-may-for-south-american-wheat.md) | +1.1% | -2.6% |
| WHEAT | 2018-09-24 | [Grain prices surge as crop sink \| Queensland Country Life \| QLD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62991-grain-prices-surge-as-crop-sink-queensland-country-life-qld.md) | -0.1% | +7.8% |

## Sources

- countryman.com.au: https://www.countryman.com.au/countryman/grain/late-rain-a-boost-for-southern-crop-yield-ng-b88999638z

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