# Forecasts point to dry season ahead for WA croppers - Grain Central

> Western Australian growers were told to expect a drier-than-average 2017 season, with 10 of 11 climate forecasts calling for below-average growing-season rain. The outlook is driven by a predicted El Niño and a positive Indian Ocean Dipole expected by August.

- Date: 2017-04-28 · published 2017-04-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71432-forecasts-point-to-dry-season-ahead-for-wa-croppers-grain-central
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Below-average rainfall in Western Australia's main wheat and barley belt could cut output and support export prices for Australian wheat and barley.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-08-22 | [SA winter crop forecast at 8.8Mt: PIRSA - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34525-sa-winter-crop-forecast-at-8-8mt-pirsa-grain-central.md) | -4.2% | -1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2017-09-12 | [Forecast decrease for winter crop production: ABARES - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68910-forecast-decrease-for-winter-crop-production-abares-grain-central.md) | +1.0% | +4.5% |
| WHEAT | 2019-05-13 | [WA winter croppers adopt wait and see approach - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59060-wa-winter-croppers-adopt-wait-and-see-approach-grain-central.md) | -0.4% | +4.7% |
| WHEAT | 2018-10-10 | [Eastern drought pushes Australian winter crop forecast lower - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62503-eastern-drought-pushes-australian-winter-crop-forecast-lower-grain-central.md) | +8.2% | +4.5% |
| WHEAT | 2017-08-08 | [Wheat production forecast down: NAB - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69415-wheat-production-forecast-down-nab-grain-central.md) | +0.5% | -0.8% |

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/weather/forecasts-point-to-dry-season-ahead-for-wa-croppers/

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