# Severe weather thwarts Victorian farmers ahead of bumper harvest - ABC News

> A hailstorm swept through Victoria's Mallee region, damaging thousands of hectares of wheat, barley, lentils, canola and other cereal crops just before harvest. Crops in the area had been expected to deliver record potential yields. Insured farmers will face assessments while uninsured growers have no recourse.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-05T21:13:12.635Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/82467-severe-weather-thwarts-victorian-farmers-ahead-of-bumper-harvest-abc-news
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Losses of barley and wheat in a major Australian region tighten export supply and support feed grain prices. The scale of the damage is regional, so the price effect is likely moderate unless losses spread.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲
- CANMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-08-18 | [Victorian farmers fear wet La Niña will damage grain harvest  - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39959-victorian-farmers-fear-wet-la-nina-will-damage-grain-harvest-abc-news.md) | -9.3% | -10.1% |
| WHEAT | 2019-07-29 | [Argentina wheat farmers eye record harvest as bad crop weather hits rivals](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58133-argentina-wheat-farmers-eye-record-harvest-as-bad-crop-weather-hits-rivals.md) | +0.7% | -1.2% |
| WHEAT | 2024-07-11 | [Heavy rainfall causes severe harvest impact and losses for French farmers \| Euronews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29191-heavy-rainfall-causes-severe-harvest-impact-and-losses-for-french-farmers.md) | -3.5% | -2.6% |
| WHEAT | 2018-04-27 | [Farming News - Weather impacting on the Wheat Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11223-farming-news-weather-impacting-on-the-wheat-markets.md) | +3.6% | +2.9% |
| WHEAT | 2018-08-22 | [Record grain harvest potential for Western Australian farmers as prices spike on east coast drought - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63501-record-grain-harvest-potential-for-western-australian-farmers-as-prices-spike.md) | +1.0% | -0.6% |

## Sources

- abc.net.au: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-06/hail-storm-in-mallee-devastates-crops-just-before-harvest/107349870

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