# WA grain posts a new record with 27.35m tonnes as barley stars | Farm Online | ACT

> Western Australia's GIWA put the state's 2025-26 grain crop at a record 27.35Mt, above the prior 26Mt high from 2022. Barley and oats areas rose sharply, with oats up 65.1% year on year.

- Date: 2026-02-15 · published 2026-02-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20554-wa-grain-posts-a-new-record-with-27-35m-tonnes-as-barley-stars-farm-online-act
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A large WA barley and oat crop adds to export and domestic feed supply, adding downward pressure on barley and feed grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OATS | 2026-02-13 | [GIWA estimate for record crop settles on 27.35Mt - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20556-giwa-estimate-for-record-crop-settles-on-27-35mt-grain-central.md) | +6.8% | +17.6% |
| OATS | 2026-06-30 | [Canadian farmers seed record canola acres: StatCan](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18841-canadian-farmers-seed-record-canola-acres-statcan.md) | +11.3% | +24.2% |
| OATS | 2025-10-30 | [Near record September major grain deliveries: Statistics Canada - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22445-near-record-september-major-grain-deliveries-statistics-canada-grainews.md) | +4.0% | +5.0% |
| OATS | 2026-02-08 | [Huge winter crop yields despite dry season for many growers \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20555-huge-winter-crop-yields-despite-dry-season-for-many-growers-farm-online-act.md) | +3.0% | +10.8% |
| OATS | 2018-02-23 | [Late rain pushes growth in grain harvest \| Farm Weekly \| WA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66468-late-rain-pushes-growth-in-grain-harvest-farm-weekly-wa.md) | +4.4% | -11.3% |
| WHEAT | 2025-03-03 | [Australia's 2024-25 grain crop surges to third largest on record \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25541-australia-s-2024-25-grain-crop-surges-to-third-largest-on-record-farm-online-act.md) | -3.4% | +0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2023-03-07 | [Australia sets new national crop record  \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36803-australia-sets-new-national-crop-record-farm-online-act.md) | -1.2% | -4.5% |
| WHEAT | 2021-06-09 | [ABARES flags big year for grain growers  \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46545-abares-flags-big-year-for-grain-growers-farm-online-act.md) | +5.6% | -5.2% |

## Sources

- farmonline.com.au: https://www.farmonline.com.au/story/9174795/wa-grain-posts-a-new-record-with-2735m-tonnes-as-barley-stars/

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