# Crop forecasts tumble with prolonged dry

 | Queensland Country Life | QLD

> ABARES' June report puts Queensland's winter crop planting down 16% to around 1.1 million hectares, with chickpea plantings sharply lower. Queensland wheat output is forecast at 1 Mt and barley at 280,000 t, and low soil moisture could limit planting intentions.

- Date: 2018-06-18 · published 2018-06-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64498-crop-forecasts-tumble-with-prolonged-dry-queensland-country-life-qld
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Queensland wheat and barley output adds to the tightening of Australian feed grain supply, supporting local feed grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-09-18 | [ABARES cuts production forecasts

 \| Queensland Country Life \| QLD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68921-abares-cuts-production-forecasts-queensland-country-life-qld.md) | -0.2% | +3.1% |
| WHEAT | 2018-12-10 | [​Crop forecasts slashed in ABARES December report​ \| Queensland Country Life \| QLD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61532-crop-forecasts-slashed-in-abares-december-report-queensland-country-life-qld.md) | +0.8% | +1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2017-08-21 | [Forecasters predict improved spring rain

 \| Queensland Country Life \| QLD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69376-forecasters-predict-improved-spring-rain-queensland-country-life-qld.md) | -3.4% | +3.6% |
| WHEAT | 2019-08-18 | [Grain prices firm on WA crop concerns  \| Queensland Country Life \| QLD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57540-grain-prices-firm-on-wa-crop-concerns-queensland-country-life-qld.md) | -1.3% | -3.5% |
| 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

- queenslandcountrylife.com.au: https://www.queenslandcountrylife.com.au/story/5474336/crop-forecasts-tumble-with-prolonged-drought/

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