# Soft finish delivers larger than expected crop - Mecardo

> ABARES's March Crop Report showed a soft finish to the harvest, with Victorian yields up five per cent and national wheat at 35.585 million tonnes. Barley reached a record 16.3 million tonnes and canola about 7.69 million tonnes.

- Date: 2026-03-10 · published 2026-03-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20129-soft-finish-delivers-larger-than-expected-crop-mecardo
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Upward yield revisions add modestly to Australian grain export supply, reinforcing bearish pressure on wheat and barley prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-05-16 | [Another large wheat crop expected in Canada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35998-another-large-wheat-crop-expected-in-canada.md) | -2.2% | -7.3% |
| WHEAT | 2022-06-10 | [USDA projects larger than expected U.S. winter wheat crop, unexpectedly boosts 2022-23 corn ending stocks - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40894-usda-projects-larger-than-expected-u-s-winter-wheat-crop-unexpectedly-boosts.md) | +1.7% | -7.4% |
| WHEAT | 2025-02-28 | [Prices face pressure as larger U.S. crops expected this year \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26080-prices-face-pressure-as-larger-u-s-crops-expected-this-year-the-western-producer.md) | -3.6% | +0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2025-09-30 | [USDA Grain Stocks 'Surprise' With Larger Corn Inventories Than Expected](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9842-usda-grain-stocks-surprise-with-larger-corn-inventories-than-expected.md) | +0.4% | +5.9% |
| WHEAT | 2019-08-29 | [Germany expects larger wheat crop despite heatwave \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57529-germany-expects-larger-wheat-crop-despite-heatwave-the-western-producer.md) | -3.2% | +0.5% |

## Sources

- mecardo.com.au: https://mecardo.com.au/soft-finish-delivers-larger-than-expected-crop/

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.