# Forecasters predict improved spring rain

 | Queensland Country Life | QLD

> The Australian Bureau of Meteorology forecasts wetter-than-normal September conditions for parts of southern Queensland, too late to save struggling winter crops. Western Australia is expected to be drier than normal, and spring temperatures are forecast warmer.

- Date: 2017-08-21 · published 2017-08-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69376-forecasters-predict-improved-spring-rain-queensland-country-life-qld
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Rain in southern Queensland would allow summer sorghum and corn planting, but the winter crop shortfall supports current strong feed grain prices in Australia and may tighten sorghum and barley supply.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: 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 | 2018-06-18 | [Crop forecasts tumble with prolonged dry

 \| Queensland Country Life \| QLD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64498-crop-forecasts-tumble-with-prolonged-dry-queensland-country-life-qld.md) | -0.3% | -3.8% |
| 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 | 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% |
| WHEAT | 2020-01-16 | [Grain prices rally after disappointing harvest \| Queensland Country Life \| QLD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55032-grain-prices-rally-after-disappointing-harvest-queensland-country-life-qld.md) | -0.2% | -5.3% |

## Sources

- queenslandcountrylife.com.au: https://www.queenslandcountrylife.com.au/story/4869746/forecasters-predicting-improved-spring-rain/

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