# Victorian, NSW crops need rain to consolidate yield prospects - Grain Central

> Victoria's 2017 wheat crop is now unlikely to match NSW after a dry spring, with Mallee and Wimmera crops needing rain and recovering from frost damage. ABARES puts Victoria's wheat at 3.5 million tonnes and NSW at 6.3 million tonnes.

- Date: 2017-10-09 · published 2017-10-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68404-victorian-nsw-crops-need-rain-to-consolidate-yield-prospects-grain-central
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced Victorian yields tighten Australian wheat and barley supply, a modest bullish factor for export prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-05-09 | [Winter crop weather prospects hard to call + VIDEO - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64963-winter-crop-weather-prospects-hard-to-call-video-grain-central.md) | -1.1% | +2.2% |
| WHEAT | 2019-03-27 | [Rain prospects remain unclear for April-June - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60011-rain-prospects-remain-unclear-for-april-june-grain-central.md) | -5.9% | -4.7% |
| WHEAT | 2017-10-13 | [Dry prompts ABARES to tip reduced Australian crop size - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68399-dry-prompts-abares-to-tip-reduced-australian-crop-size-grain-central.md) | +0.3% | -3.7% |
| WHEAT | 2023-07-18 | [Canadian crops in serious need of a good drink - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34992-canadian-crops-in-serious-need-of-a-good-drink-grain-central.md) | +2.0% | +1.1% |
| WHEAT | 2017-06-15 | [Feed grain update: Prices rally in June - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70605-feed-grain-update-prices-rally-in-june-grain-central.md) | +0.4% | +0.4% |

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/news/victorian-nsw-crops-need-rain-to-consolidate-yield-prospects/

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