# A good bump in winter crop production - Mecardo

> Good winter rainfall in Victoria and South Australia lifted ABARES's wheat yield forecast 11.7% to 29.8 million tonnes. Barley production is up 16% from June and could become the second largest on record, while canola plantings rose 8%.

- Date: 2026-09-08 · published 2026-09-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17453-a-good-bump-in-winter-crop-production-mecardo
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Larger barley and canola supplies from Australia add to global availability and cap prices for these feed and oilseed products.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼
- CANMEAL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-07-02 | [Winter crop production to jump 53 per cent](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52070-winter-crop-production-to-jump-53-per-cent.md) | -6.3% | -5.4% |
| WHEAT | 2020-06-10 | [Winter crop production forecast to jump 53pc: ABARES - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52588-winter-crop-production-forecast-to-jump-53pc-abares-grain-central.md) | -1.1% | -5.3% |
| WHEAT | 2016-12-07 | [Winter crop production to hit record high: ABARES](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73447-winter-crop-production-to-hit-record-high-abares.md) | +1.1% | +0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2022-12-07 | [ABARES crop report forecasts record production - Mecardo](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38217-abares-crop-report-forecasts-record-production-mecardo.md) | +10.0% | +8.7% |
| WHEAT | 2026-09-01 | [Australia’s winter crop production revised up \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17449-australia-s-winter-crop-production-revised-up-world-grain.md) | +1.0% | +2.6% |

## Sources

- mecardo.com.au: https://mecardo.com.au/a-good-bump-in-winter-crop-production/

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