# Markets to react to weather conditions | Birchip Cropping Group

> Early November frosts in the Wimmera damaged crops, with high-value pulse losses estimated at $180 million. Rainfall of 20 to 150 mm in early December slowed harvest and raised the risk of sprouting and quality downgrades. Quality losses are expected to shift more grain into feed grades.

- Date: 2017-12-14 · published 2017-12-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/8432-markets-to-react-to-weather-conditions-birchip-cropping-group
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Lower quality means fewer malting barley and higher-grade wheat deliveries and more feed-quality grain available, which can ease feed grain prices. Premium grades are expected to stay firm.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-04-17 | [French crop conditions dip amid dry weather: Grain Market Daily \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53576-french-crop-conditions-dip-amid-dry-weather-grain-market-daily-ahdb.md) | -1.4% | -1.8% |
| WHEAT | 2026-05-02 | [French grain crop conditions worsen as dry weather continues - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19185-french-grain-crop-conditions-worsen-as-dry-weather-continues-markets-business.md) | -2.7% | -0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2024-06-21 | [Commodities Market Impact Weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13179-commodities-market-impact-weather.md) | -6.9% | -4.7% |
| WHEAT | 2017-12-06 | [Harvest update from Rural Bank \| Birchip Cropping Group](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67405-harvest-update-from-rural-bank-birchip-cropping-group.md) | -4.5% | -1.8% |
| WHEAT | 2020-12-03 | [UK cropping intentions indicate shift back to wheat: Feed market report \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49710-uk-cropping-intentions-indicate-shift-back-to-wheat-feed-market-report-ahdb.md) | +9.8% | +9.8% |

## Sources

- bcg.org.au: https://www.bcg.org.au/markets-to-react-to-weather-conditions/

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