# Locust spraying milestone

> Aerial spraying operations targeting locusts have treated more than 100,000 hectares across South Australia’s Flinders, Mid North and pastoral regions. The campaign is taking place as a likely record harvest gets underway.

- Date: 2026-11-09 · published 2026-11-09T03:16:12.899Z
- Category: disease · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/88647-locust-spraying-milestone
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Controlling locusts may limit crop damage and protect South Australian grain production, reducing the risk of supply losses. The report does not quantify crop damage or a change in expected output, so price implications are limited.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2021-11-26 | [First Thing Today: Grain, livestock markets expected to face pressure from global risk-off trade after Thanksgiving - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11600-first-thing-today-grain-livestock-markets-expected-to-face-pressure-from-global.md) | -0.8% | -3.5% |
| WHEAT | 2021-12-01 | [November 2021 Market Letter - IASG](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11597-november-2021-market-letter-iasg.md) | +0.7% | -1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2020-02-25 | [Soybeans bounce, corn stabilizes after Monday's coronavirus crash \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10640-soybeans-bounce-corn-stabilizes-after-monday-s-coronavirus-crash-financial-post.md) | -0.2% | -4.8% |
| WHEAT | 2021-06-16 | [Is Poland’s chicken boom behind its devastating bird flu outbreak? \| Bird flu \| The Guardian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46577-is-poland-s-chicken-boom-behind-its-devastating-bird-flu-outbreak-bird-flu-the.md) | -8.0% | -12.7% |
| WHEAT | 2020-01-28 | [Coronavirus Fears Prompt Flight to Safety in Commodity Markets - Caixin Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8057-coronavirus-fears-prompt-flight-to-safety-in-commodity-markets-caixin-global.md) | -0.5% | +2.7% |

## Sources

- whyallanewsonline.com.au: https://whyallanewsonline.com.au/news/2026/11/09/locust-spraying-milestone/

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