# Harvest marks end of a rough year for the Riverina's farmers | Photos  | Eastern Riverina Chronicle | Henty, NSW

> Harvest in the Riverina region of New South Wales is nearly complete after a dry winter and mid-harvest rain halted headers. Winter crop yields are forecast around 40% lower than last year, with wheat, barley and canola cuts cited from ABARES.

- Date: 2017-12-26 · published 2017-12-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67432-harvest-marks-end-of-a-rough-year-for-the-riverina-s-farmers-photos-eastern
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Local yield losses confirm the tight Australian supply picture, supporting feed grain and wheat export prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-08-22 | [Record grain harvest potential for Western Australian farmers as prices spike on east coast drought - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63501-record-grain-harvest-potential-for-western-australian-farmers-as-prices-spike.md) | +1.0% | -0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2026-06-22 | [After drought and wildfires, wheat farmers in the Great Plains are in for a rough year \| HPPR](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18863-after-drought-and-wildfires-wheat-farmers-in-the-great-plains-are-in-for-a.md) | -1.6% | +1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2026-07-06 | [Here are 3 big reasons for the grain market's post-4th of July rally - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10786-here-are-3-big-reasons-for-the-grain-market-s-post-4th-of-july-rally-pro-farmer.md) | +0.2% | +1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2024-07-11 | [Heavy rainfall causes severe harvest impact and losses for French farmers \| Euronews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29191-heavy-rainfall-causes-severe-harvest-impact-and-losses-for-french-farmers.md) | -3.5% | -2.6% |
| WHEAT | 2019-07-29 | [Argentina wheat farmers eye record harvest as bad crop weather hits rivals](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58133-argentina-wheat-farmers-eye-record-harvest-as-bad-crop-weather-hits-rivals.md) | +0.7% | -1.2% |

## Sources

- easternriverinachronicle.com.au: https://www.easternriverinachronicle.com.au/story/5140489/harvest-marks-end-of-rough-year-photos/

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