# Golf ball-sized hail thwarts farmers anticipating bumper harvest

> A severe hailstorm in Victoria’s Mallee damaged thousands of hectares of wheat, barley, lentils, canola and other crops shortly before harvest. A farmer reported that 400 hectares of canola were badly hit, with losses potentially exceeding half of that area’s yield.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-06T12:16:06.462Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/83903-golf-ball-sized-hail-thwarts-farmers-anticipating-bumper-harvest
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Crop damage reduces expected Australian grain and oilseed supplies, which can support affected commodity prices if losses prove widespread. The eventual market impact depends on assessments of the damage and harvestable area.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 2019-11-27 | [Aussie harvest hits full swing \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56009-aussie-harvest-hits-full-swing-farm-online-act.md) | -0.1% | -1.6% |
| WHEAT | 2023-07-08 | [Winter crop plantings for 2023-24 at all-time record but harvest levels a perceived risk - Australasian Farmers' & Dealers' Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35010-winter-crop-plantings-for-2023-24-at-all-time-record-but-harvest-levels-a.md) | -1.9% | +0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2020-09-08 | [French crop growers warn farms at risk after harvest setbacks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51063-french-crop-growers-warn-farms-at-risk-after-harvest-setbacks.md) | +0.4% | +7.6% |
| WHEAT | 2025-04-20 | [UK barley prices fall as malting slows \| The Scottish Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25185-uk-barley-prices-fall-as-malting-slows-the-scottish-farmer.md) | +2.5% | +2.9% |

## Sources

- daily8.com: https://www.daily8.com/en/article/d8_ff1d3cda93bda90018dbe93c1b2653acd81e0b0aa8a45c5f4e6855987601e932

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