# Plague locust focus moves to summer as winter crops largely avoid damage

> Farmers in South Australia, north-west Victoria and western New South Wales remain alert to plague locust numbers, which have built up under favourable outback conditions. Growers say they are not expecting significant yield damage to winter crops, though the Australian Plague Locust Commission warns the threat is not over.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-03T03:13:27.611Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/76953-plague-locust-focus-moves-to-summer-as-winter-crops-largely-avoid-damage
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Limited expected damage to Australian winter grain supply keeps export availability intact, which is neutral to mildly bearish for feed grain prices. A wet summer could allow locust numbers to rebuild and pressure the next crop.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral
- BARLEY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2024-04-10 | [Winter-crop plant off to patchy start across Australia - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30668-winter-crop-plant-off-to-patchy-start-across-australia-grain-central.md) | -0.4% | -0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2026-03-10 | [European, Maghreb winter crops humming along - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20110-european-maghreb-winter-crops-humming-along-grain-central.md) | -1.3% | -1.1% |
| WHEAT | 2021-05-19 | [Australian winter crop around 70pc planted - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47054-australian-winter-crop-around-70pc-planted-grain-central.md) | -2.8% | +2.2% |
| 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 | 2020-12-22 | [Condition of European and US winter crops poles apart - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49592-condition-of-european-and-us-winter-crops-poles-apart-grain-central.md) | +0.2% | +7.6% |

## Sources

- stockandland.com.au: https://www.stockandland.com.au/story/9384952/winter-harvest-starts-with-minimal-plague-locust-concern/

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