# NSW growers weigh drought and soaring costs ahead of harvest

> New South Wales grain growers are harvesting a drought-affected crop with high fuel and fertiliser costs. Australia's winter crop is forecast to fall by about a third, though NSW remains on track to be the second-largest producing state. Some growers planted late or not at all, while others got yields above expectations and strong chickpea prices.

- Date: 2026-11-13 · published 2026-11-14T21:14:54.479Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/99993-nsw-growers-weigh-drought-and-soaring-costs-ahead-of-harvest
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

A roughly one-third fall in Australian winter crop output tightens exportable wheat and barley supply, which supports global feed grain prices. Higher diesel and fertiliser costs also raise the cost of production.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-05-29 | [Corn, Soybeans and Wheat in the Grips of Drought - AgWeb](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13276-corn-soybeans-and-wheat-in-the-grips-of-drought-agweb.md) | -1.4% | -1.7% |
| 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 | 2017-05-23 | [Drought and cold decimate EU grain harvest - Wheat harvest above average \| Boerenbusiness. Nl](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70951-drought-and-cold-decimate-eu-grain-harvest-wheat-harvest-above-average.md) | +0.0% | -0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2020-09-22 | [Drought hampering Black Sea crop sowing sparks light in wheat prices
 \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51175-drought-hampering-black-sea-crop-sowing-sparks-light-in-wheat-prices-the-land.md) | +5.6% | +10.6% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- newsminimalist.com: https://www.newsminimalist.com/articles/nsw-growers-weigh-drought-and-soaring-costs-ahead-of-harvest-3d034b47

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