# Sorghum rallies on quality issues | Queensland Country Life | QLD

> Southern Queensland sorghum prices rose to seasonal highs as buyers competed for scarce number one grade. A hot, dry summer cut yields and downgraded quality, and the total Queensland crop is expected to be well under one million tonnes, the smallest in about 20 years.

- Date: 2017-04-24 · published 2017-04-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71575-sorghum-rallies-on-quality-issues-queensland-country-life-qld
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

A sharply smaller crop and a shortage of export-grade sorghum support prices and push number one grade above wheat, raising feed costs for buyers who need quality grain.

## Read by commodity

- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Sources

- queenslandcountrylife.com.au: https://www.queenslandcountrylife.com.au/story/4616370/sorghum-price-rallies-on-yield-quality-issues/

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