# The tough calls NSW growers made ahead of this year's harvest

> New South Wales winter crop growers reported mixed results after a dry season, with some planting gambles paying off and others skipping the season entirely. Australia's overall winter crop is forecast to fall by about a third, though NSW remains on track to be the second-highest producing state behind WA.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-13T21:14:14.243Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/98504-the-tough-calls-nsw-growers-made-ahead-of-this-year-s-harvest
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A roughly one-third drop in Australian winter crop output tightens exportable supply of feed grains such as barley and wheat, which supports prices for buyers sourcing from Australia.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-12-26 | [Harvest marks end of a rough year for the Riverina's farmers \| Photos  \| Eastern Riverina Chronicle \| Henty, NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67432-harvest-marks-end-of-a-rough-year-for-the-riverina-s-farmers-photos-eastern.md) | +0.3% | +3.0% |
| WHEAT | 2023-02-28 | [Sorghum the shining light of grain markets as harvest begins to gather pace \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37379-sorghum-the-shining-light-of-grain-markets-as-harvest-begins-to-gather-pace-the.md) | -1.8% | +5.0% |
| WHEAT | 2019-11-21 | [Drought Forces Lowest Australian Grain Harvest in More than Ten Years - The Lucas Group](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56013-drought-forces-lowest-australian-grain-harvest-in-more-than-ten-years-the-lucas.md) | +0.7% | -0.9% |
| WHEAT | 2022-10-21 | [Unease ahead of 2023 grain harvest as record U.S. dryness spreads](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13320-unease-ahead-of-2023-grain-harvest-as-record-u-s-dryness-spreads.md) | -0.4% | +1.6% |
| WHEAT | 2019-01-27 | ['Next harvest could be a different story than this year on prices' - Agriland.ie](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61034-next-harvest-could-be-a-different-story-than-this-year-on-prices-agriland-ie.md) | +0.1% | -2.8% |

## Sources

- abc.net.au: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-14/nsw-farmers-harvest-after-dry-start-to-season/107356750

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