# Big dry puts scythe through wheat harvest

> Australia's winter crop is forecast to fall 39% to 36.3 Mt after dry conditions, with some NSW crops grazed or sprayed out. NSW winter crop output is tipped to drop 43% to about 9.5 Mt, and many crops in very poor condition may not be harvested.

- Date: 2017-09-11 · published 2017-09-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68922-big-dry-puts-scythe-through-wheat-harvest
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Heavy losses in NSW, Queensland and Western Australia reduce Australian feed grain and wheat exports, supporting prices in import markets.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-03-26 | [Iran war lifts wheat, but will the rally hold through harvest?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20205-iran-war-lifts-wheat-but-will-the-rally-hold-through-harvest.md) | +0.1% | +1.6% |
| WHEAT | 2026-05-05 | [Drought, frost provide lift for U.S. hard red wheat price \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19313-drought-frost-provide-lift-for-u-s-hard-red-wheat-price-the-western-producer.md) | +1.8% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2021-08-30 | [EU harvest adds to the global wheat dilemma - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45511-eu-harvest-adds-to-the-global-wheat-dilemma-grain-central.md) | +0.2% | +0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2021-04-26 | [WHEAT SCOOPS: Harvest contract cash wheat prices $5.50-$6.50](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9792-wheat-scoops-harvest-contract-cash-wheat-prices-5-50-6-50.md) | +3.3% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2018-04-25 | [Wheat hits two-week high on dry US weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65543-wheat-hits-two-week-high-on-dry-us-weather.md) | +3.5% | +2.9% |

## Sources

- smh.com.au: https://www.smh.com.au/business/big-dry-puts-scythe-through-wheat-harvest-20170911-gyf6ye.html

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