# Big variations in seasonal conditions for Australia's different cropping regions | Farm Online | ACT

> Australian cropping regions are diverging, with southern WA, SA and Victoria recovering from a dry start. Northern and western NSW, northern WA and southern Queensland have been hit by heat and frost, and analysts have cut crop forecasts in those areas over the past fortnight.

- Date: 2017-08-09 · published 2017-08-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69420-big-variations-in-seasonal-conditions-for-australia-s-different-cropping
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

Downgrades in northern and western crops reduce the available domestic wheat and barley supply. Southern recovery limits the price impact, so the net effect is modest.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-09-11 | [Big season in west can’t drag national production up \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62983-big-season-in-west-can-t-drag-national-production-up-farm-online-act.md) | -7.4% | -7.0% |
| WHEAT | 2022-07-13 | [NSW big wet to be an X-factor in national crop yields \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40445-nsw-big-wet-to-be-an-x-factor-in-national-crop-yields-farm-online-act.md) | +8.2% | +8.0% |
| WHEAT | 2017-10-14 | [Australian crop limps towards the line \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68400-australian-crop-limps-towards-the-line-farm-online-act.md) | -0.4% | -3.9% |
| WHEAT | 2023-08-16 | [National crop defies the odds and remains on track for average yields \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34523-national-crop-defies-the-odds-and-remains-on-track-for-average-yields-farm.md) | -1.7% | -4.3% |
| WHEAT | 2026-08-18 | [Australian urea price drops 9pc to $724/t, easing farm costs \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18195-australian-urea-price-drops-9pc-to-724-t-easing-farm-costs-farm-online-act.md) | -2.2% | +2.1% |
| SOY | 2018-07-17 | [U.S. grains: Soy, corn rise on decline in crop conditions - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5848-u-s-grains-soy-corn-rise-on-decline-in-crop-conditions-grainews.md) | +2.2% | +2.9% |
| SOY | 2019-05-30 | [International grain markets catch fire \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8255-international-grain-markets-catch-fire-farm-online-act.md) | -0.3% | +2.6% |
| SOY | 2021-05-26 | [IRI – International Research Institute for Climate and Society \| May Climate Briefing: Neutral Conditions are Here](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46986-iri-international-research-institute-for-climate-and-society-may-climate.md) | +3.4% | -8.4% |

## Sources

- farmonline.com.au: https://www.farmonline.com.au/story/4873856/sharp-divide-emerges-in-winter-crop/
- foreststreesagroforestry.org: https://www.foreststreesagroforestry.org/news-article/the-long-and-winding-road-to-sustainable-palm-oil/

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