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Australia Heat Not Significant Detriment To Winter Crops

Kansas City, October 22 (World Weather Inc.) – Several areas in Australia saw temperatures surge well above normal during the past week with highest temperatures exceeding 100 degrees Fahrenheit in portions of Queensland and New South Wales. The heat stressed livestock and some of the early planted dryland summer crops; however, most winter grain and oilseeds were not seriously impacted. Winter wheat, barley, and canola produced in the north are maturing and being harvested leaving the heat as only an accelerator for crop maturation. Winter crops in southern Australia were reproducing and filling and none were impacted by the hot weather for more than one or two days. Spotty rain may briefly disrupt early-season harvesting and general fieldwork in the north over the coming week; though, no major delays are expected. Rain will be greatest in the southeastern corner of the nation. In the meantime, Queensland and New South Wales are still in need of cooler temperatures and greater rain to improve planting and establishment conditions especially for unirrigated summer grain, oilseeds, and cotton.