# ABARES confirms record for barley; canola, wheat lift - Grain Central

> ABARES confirmed a record Australian barley crop of 16.33 million tonnes, with wheat revised to 35.99 million tonnes and canola to 7.68 million tonnes. Western Australia reached a record winter crop of 26.9 million tonnes.

- Date: 2026-03-02 · published 2026-03-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20124-abares-confirms-record-for-barley-canola-wheat-lift-grain-central
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Record barley output and larger wheat and canola crops expand Australian export supply, which typically pressures global grain and meal prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-12-01 | [ABARES lifts forecasts for canola, wheat, barley - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21468-abares-lifts-forecasts-for-canola-wheat-barley-grain-central.md) | +1.9% | +0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2025-03-03 | [ABARES lifts forecasts for wheat, barley, canola - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25537-abares-lifts-forecasts-for-wheat-barley-canola-grain-central.md) | -3.4% | +0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2020-09-07 | [ABARES lifts national wheat, barley, canola forecasts - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51080-abares-lifts-national-wheat-barley-canola-forecasts-grain-central.md) | +10.0% | +16.8% |
| WHEAT | 2020-11-30 | [ABARES lifts national wheat, barley, canola forecasts - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50128-abares-lifts-national-wheat-barley-canola-forecasts-grain-central.md) | -0.9% | +8.3% |
| WHEAT | 2022-09-05 | [ABARES lifts wheat, barley, canola estimates - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39533-abares-lifts-wheat-barley-canola-estimates-grain-central.md) | -0.5% | +4.5% |

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/news/abares-confirms-record-for-barley-canola-wheat-lift/

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