# Mallee hail damage leaves growers struggling to salvage harvest

> Hail in Victoria’s Mallee damaged crops near harvest, with a Birchip grower estimating that well over half the canola seed on 400 hectares may be lost. Flooded roads and access points are delaying harvest at Lascelles, where a grower estimates hail shredded up to 70% of his lupins; recoverable yields and final losses remain uncertain.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-06T21:20:22.650Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/84958-mallee-hail-damage-leaves-growers-struggling-to-salvage-harvest
- Commodities: [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

The storm threatens Australian canola and other crop production, potentially tightening supplies and supporting prices if losses prove extensive. Some damaged fields may still be harvested, so the scale of the supply effect is not yet clear.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-07-13 | [Strategy Grains lowers EU harvest estimates after heat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69902-strategy-grains-lowers-eu-harvest-estimates-after-heat.md) | -1.8% | -1.6% |
| WHEAT | 2021-08-12 | [Strategie Grains Lowers Forecast For EU Wheat, Barley Harvests \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45509-strategie-grains-lowers-forecast-for-eu-wheat-barley-harvests-esm-magazine.md) | +2.5% | +4.2% |
| 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 | 2017-12-16 | [Drought leaves U.S. Plains wheat vulnerable to freeze damage](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10328-drought-leaves-u-s-plains-wheat-vulnerable-to-freeze-damage.md) | +0.3% | +0.8% |
| WHEAT | 2017-05-02 | [Storm Damages Midwest Wheat Crop; More Heavy Rain to Come](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7003-storm-damages-midwest-wheat-crop-more-heavy-rain-to-come.md) | -2.3% | -1.4% |

## Sources

- heyday.news: https://heyday.news/articles/mallee-hail-damage-growers-salvage-harvest-2c66d381

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