# Huge winter crop yields despite dry season for many growers | Farm Online | ACT

> Australia's 2025-26 winter crop reached 66.3Mt, the second largest on record, despite dry conditions in South Australia, Victoria and NSW. Yields beat expectations in many areas, with late October rain helping crops.

- Date: 2026-02-08 · published 2026-02-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20555-huge-winter-crop-yields-despite-dry-season-for-many-growers-farm-online-act
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

Strong national output adds to global grain supply and supports the bearish price backdrop for feed grains sold into export markets.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2024-09-07 | [Australian winter crop set for 55m tonne boost says ABARES \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28281-australian-winter-crop-set-for-55m-tonne-boost-says-abares-farm-online-act.md) | +1.5% | +11.0% |
| 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% |
| WHEAT | 2024-12-04 | [Bumper grain harvest in Queensland and NSW boosts winter crop \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26918-bumper-grain-harvest-in-queensland-and-nsw-boosts-winter-crop-farm-online-act.md) | +1.1% | +2.5% |
| WHEAT | 2025-09-05 | [Australian winter crop surges to 62m tonnes, over 6m tonnes added \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22826-australian-winter-crop-surges-to-62m-tonnes-over-6m-tonnes-added-farm-online-act.md) | -1.0% | -1.4% |
| WHEAT | 2020-12-02 | [New South Wales and Victoria drive monster crop \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49630-new-south-wales-and-victoria-drive-monster-crop-farm-online-act.md) | +9.8% | +10.2% |
| OATS | 2026-05-12 | [Despite drought and rising costs, Idaho farmers ramp up crop acreage by 2 to 4% - East Idaho News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19319-despite-drought-and-rising-costs-idaho-farmers-ramp-up-crop-acreage-by-2-to-4.md) | +8.0% | -9.5% |
| OATS | 2026-02-15 | [WA grain posts a new record with 27.35m tonnes as barley stars \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20554-wa-grain-posts-a-new-record-with-27-35m-tonnes-as-barley-stars-farm-online-act.md) | +6.0% | +15.9% |
| OATS | 2025-07-09 | [Search for oats is on for growing market -  Premium](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23822-search-for-oats-is-on-for-growing-market-premium.md) | -7.5% | -16.9% |

## Sources

- farmonline.com.au: https://www.farmonline.com.au/story/9169988/huge-winter-crop-yields-despite-dry-season-for-many-growers/

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