# Australia: Grain and Feed Update | USDA Foreign Agricultural Service

> USDA FAS raised its 2026/27 wheat and barley production forecasts for Australia after drought-breaking rains in New South Wales and Queensland. It also forecast higher wheat exports, lower sorghum output and very low rice production, and flagged the El Niño declaration as a downside risk.

- Date: 2026-07-01 · published 2026-07-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18302-australia-grain-and-feed-update-usda-foreign-agricultural-service
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

Larger Australian wheat and barley supplies add export competition, which is bearish for those grains. Lower sorghum and rice output tightens those markets and supports prices.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2024-10-02 | [China: Grain and Feed Update \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14711-china-grain-and-feed-update-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | -5.3% | -6.6% |
| WHEAT | 2024-03-13 | [India: India Grain and Feed - Quarterly Update - March 2024 \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31142-india-india-grain-and-feed-quarterly-update-march-2024-usda-foreign.md) | +0.6% | +3.6% |
| WHEAT | 2019-11-27 | [EU-28: Crop Update \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55995-eu-28-crop-update-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | -0.1% | -1.6% |
| WHEAT | 2024-11-20 | [Analysis of Australia's Grain and Feed Outlook for 2024/2025 \| Paradigm Futures](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27363-analysis-of-australia-s-grain-and-feed-outlook-for-2024-2025-paradigm-futures.md) | -0.0% | +0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2024-02-06 | [US Department of Agriculture grain report hits Australian prices \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31626-us-department-of-agriculture-grain-report-hits-australian-prices-the-land-nsw.md) | -3.6% | -0.2% |
| RICE | 2024-10-23 | [Australia: Grain and Feed Update \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27826-australia-grain-and-feed-update-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | -1.2% | -0.2% |
| RICE | 2024-03-13 | [India: India Grain and Feed - Quarterly Update - March 2024 \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31142-india-india-grain-and-feed-quarterly-update-march-2024-usda-foreign.md) | +1.3% | -2.0% |
| RICE | 2025-07-14 | [USDA forecasts lower corn supplies, higher biofuel demand in latest outlook \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23712-usda-forecasts-lower-corn-supplies-higher-biofuel-demand-in-latest-outlook-feed.md) | -0.6% | +2.2% |

## Sources

- fas-prod.azureedge.us: https://fas-prod.azureedge.us/data/gain/2026/07/australia-grain-and-feed-update

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