# Australia

> USDA's FAS reports heat and dryness across most Australian sorghum regions have cut production prospects, with harvest starting two weeks early in Queensland. Below-normal rainfall from December through February left low soil moisture, especially in Queensland.

- Date: 2017-03-30 · published 2017-03-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72085-australia
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Australia is the world's second largest sorghum exporter, so a smaller crop tightens export availability and supports international sorghum prices.

## Read by commodity

- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Sources

- ipad.fas.usda.gov: https://ipad.fas.usda.gov/highlights/2017/03/australia/index.htm

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