# NSW farmers confront challenging harvest with production forecast down by a third

> New South Wales farmers faced difficult planting decisions ahead of the harvest, with overall state production forecast down by about a third. Some growers planted despite dry conditions while others sat out the season, and many are hoping for summer rain for next season.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-13T21:14:14.319Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/98505-nsw-farmers-confront-challenging-harvest-with-production-forecast-down-by-a
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Australian grain output from drought reduces export availability and supports feed grain prices for importing buyers.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-06-19 | [Wheat production forecasts diminishing \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64495-wheat-production-forecasts-diminishing-the-land-nsw.md) | -0.7% | -3.1% |
| WHEAT | 2017-08-08 | [Wheat production forecast down: NAB - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69415-wheat-production-forecast-down-nab-grain-central.md) | +0.5% | -0.8% |
| WHEAT | 2018-03-05 | [Weather to blame for falling farmer incomes and production, commodity forecaster ABARES says - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65949-weather-to-blame-for-falling-farmer-incomes-and-production-commodity-forecaster.md) | +0.8% | +0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2018-07-02 | [Cereal production in EU forecast to fall by 6% in 2018 \| AGENCE EUROPE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63982-cereal-production-in-eu-forecast-to-fall-by-6-in-2018-agence-europe.md) | -5.5% | -1.6% |
| WHEAT | 2019-12-02 | [ABARES crop report forecasts winter production slump for third year in a row - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55529-abares-crop-report-forecasts-winter-production-slump-for-third-year-in-a-row.md) | -0.7% | -1.9% |

## Sources

- ozbrief.com.au: https://www.ozbrief.com.au/news/nsw-farmers-confront-challenging-harvest-with-production-forecast-down-by-a-thir/15d56638-5f8f-4673-8098-ceaccceef899

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