# Feedgrain Focus: Big year for barley blending expected - Beef Central

> Dry finishes in south-western NSW and wet conditions in northern NSW and southern Queensland are pushing lightweight barley into the feed market as a blending option. Sorghum prices fell sharply after rain assured a large summer crop, and new business is being written at lower values. Indicative Downs barley prices slipped to A$400/t for prompt and January delivery.

- Date: 2026-11-02 · published 2026-11-02T03:13:56.998Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/74740-feedgrain-focus-big-year-for-barley-blending-expected-beef-central
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

A large, cheap barley supply from southern NSW is flowing north by road and displacing feed grains in Queensland and northern NSW. This weighs on barley and sorghum values for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- BARLEY: bearish ▼
- SORGHUM: bearish ▼

## Sources

- beefcentral.com: https://www.beefcentral.com/lotfeeding/feedgrain-focus-big-year-for-barley-blending-expected/
- sheepcentral.com: https://www.sheepcentral.com/feedgrain-focus-big-year-for-barley-blending-expected/

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