# Frosts savage crops in south west NSW | The Land | NSW

> Overnight frosts of around -5C in late August damaged canola, wheat and barley crops across central and southwest NSW. Canola prices rose sharply and New Season APW into Port Kembla jumped $25 to $296/t as traders priced in lower yields.

- Date: 2017-09-12 · published 2017-09-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68918-frosts-savage-crops-in-south-west-nsw-the-land-nsw
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Frost losses cut canola and feed grain supply in eastern Australia, lifting canola meal and wheat values for buyers sourcing from the region.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲
- CANMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-04-05 | [The wait is on for rain \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65462-the-wait-is-on-for-rain-the-land-nsw.md) | +0.6% | +6.9% |
| WHEAT | 2022-06-14 | [European wheat crop shaken by wild French weather \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40876-european-wheat-crop-shaken-by-wild-french-weather-the-land-nsw.md) | -1.6% | -13.3% |
| WHEAT | 2024-04-29 | [The Latest News About the U.S. Wheat Crop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30782-the-latest-news-about-the-u-s-wheat-crop.md) | -1.8% | +21.1% |
| WHEAT | 2020-09-22 | [Drought hampering Black Sea crop sowing sparks light in wheat prices
 \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51175-drought-hampering-black-sea-crop-sowing-sparks-light-in-wheat-prices-the-land.md) | +5.6% | +10.6% |
| WHEAT | 2024-12-11 | [Harvest resumes after rain delays across the state \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26920-harvest-resumes-after-rain-delays-across-the-state-the-land-nsw.md) | -0.4% | -0.6% |

## Sources

- theland.com.au: https://www.theland.com.au/story/4918372/grain-update-canola-and-grains-solid-price-gains/

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