# Farmers have tough crop decision | Narromine News | Narromine, NSW

> A Rural Bank and Rural Finance report advises Australian grain growers on crop choices ahead of sowing after a record 2016/17 harvest. The Bureau of Meteorology sees twice the normal likelihood of El Niño developing in 2017, and crop prices remain under pressure.

- Date: 2017-04-18 · published 2017-04-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71466-farmers-have-tough-crop-decision-narromine-news-narromine-nsw
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Expected El Niño risk and persistent supply pressure keep Australian grain prices subdued, with farmers shifting toward canola and pulses over cereals.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral
- BARLEY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-08-22 | [WA set to carry national crop \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63500-wa-set-to-carry-national-crop-farm-online-act.md) | +1.0% | -0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2021-11-19 | [Afghanistan’s farmers, herders desperate for seed, food and cash \| UN News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43973-afghanistan-s-farmers-herders-desperate-for-seed-food-and-cash-un-news.md) | +0.5% | -7.2% |
| WHEAT | 2021-03-02 | [Perspective advised on northern crop assessments \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48086-perspective-advised-on-northern-crop-assessments-farm-online-act.md) | -2.2% | -2.4% |
| WHEAT | 2022-08-17 | [Harvest plans critical for another big crop  \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40016-harvest-plans-critical-for-another-big-crop-the-land-nsw.md) | -10.0% | -10.7% |
| WHEAT | 2021-06-25 | [Farming News - Wheat Market update from ADM](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46525-farming-news-wheat-market-update-from-adm.md) | -0.2% | -3.8% |

## Sources

- narrominenewsonline.com.au: https://www.narrominenewsonline.com.au/story/4604586/crop-decision-tough/

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