# Grain Council Report December 2020 - Irish Farmers' Association

> Teagasc estimates Irish 2020 cereal production at 1.9 million tonnes, down about 20% from 2019 and well below the rolling average. Yields were 0.5 to 1.5 t/ha below the five-year average. Dairy feed demand is strong and local barley is displacing imported maize in rations.

- Date: 2020-12-02 · published 2020-12-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Ireland · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/11430-grain-council-report-december-2020-irish-farmers-association
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A short Irish crop lifts local barley and wheat prices and boosts demand for barley as a maize substitute, with forward green prices for 2021 set below spot.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2022-07-29 | [Grain Market Update 29th July - Irish Farmers' Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11487-grain-market-update-29th-july-irish-farmers-association.md) | +2.4% | +3.2% |
| CORN | 2020-07-20 | [Grain Market Update 21st July - Irish Farmers' Association](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6207-grain-market-update-21st-july-irish-farmers-association.md) | -1.2% | -0.3% |
| CORN | 2017-12-18 | [Argentina’s farmers sweating out dryness \| World-grain.com \| December 18, 2017 14:10 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67322-argentina-s-farmers-sweating-out-dryness-world-grain-com-december-18-2017-14-10.md) | +0.8% | +0.0% |
| CORN | 2022-12-28 | [After the Bell \| December 28, 2022 - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7012-after-the-bell-december-28-2022-pro-farmer.md) | +0.1% | -0.4% |
| CORN | 2023-12-26 | [Brazil Forecasts Push Grain Markets Higher \| Tuesday, December 26, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11280-brazil-forecasts-push-grain-markets-higher-tuesday-december-26-2023.md) | -0.9% | -3.8% |

## Sources

- ifa.ie: https://www.ifa.ie/policy-areas/grain-council-report-december-2020/

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