# Feedgrain Focus: Export demand, local shorts lift values - Grain Central

> Australian barley values were supported by a Saudi tender and short covering in the northern market, while export demand for early-shipment wheat was seen at all active ports. Indicative delivered prices rose for most wheat positions and for January barley, but fell for sorghum.

- Date: 2020-09-24 · published 2020-09-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/10438-feedgrain-focus-export-demand-local-shorts-lift-values-grain-central
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Export demand and tender buying support Australian wheat and barley values, while softer sorghum prices point to weaker demand for that feed grain.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-03-19 | [Feedgrain Focus: Exports, weaker AUD lift values - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54200-feedgrain-focus-exports-weaker-aud-lift-values-grain-central.md) | -5.4% | -2.2% |
| WHEAT | 2023-11-16 | [Feedgrain Focus: Barley lifts on China demand - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12477-feedgrain-focus-barley-lifts-on-china-demand-grain-central.md) | +3.7% | +0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2026-07-16 | [Feedgrain Focus: Offshore heat kicks local market - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5068-feedgrain-focus-offshore-heat-kicks-local-market-grain-central.md) | +4.0% | -0.0% |
| WHEAT | 2020-01-30 | [Feedgrain Focus: Values hold on patchy rain, firm offers - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55139-feedgrain-focus-values-hold-on-patchy-rain-firm-offers-grain-central.md) | -0.0% | +3.2% |
| WHEAT | 2023-08-11 | [Feedgrain Focus: China lifts barley, dry lifts wheat - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34658-feedgrain-focus-china-lifts-barley-dry-lifts-wheat-beef-central.md) | -1.5% | -7.4% |

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/markets/feedgrain-focus-export-demand-local-shorts-lift-values/

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