# Australia anticipating large barley, wheat crops | World Grain

> The USDA Foreign Agricultural Service expects Australia to harvest its largest barley crop on record, at about 15.5 million tonnes, and its second-largest wheat crop, at 37 million tonnes, in 2025-26. Western Australia's production recovered after a late, dry start, and national yields are forecast near record levels. Wheat exports are forecast at 27 million tonnes.

- Date: 2026-01-22 · published 2026-01-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21018-australia-anticipating-large-barley-wheat-crops-world-grain
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

A record Australian barley crop and large wheat exports add supply to Asian feed and malting markets, which pressures wheat and barley prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-11-24 | [Big Australia wheat, barley harvests expected \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21920-big-australia-wheat-barley-harvests-expected-world-grain.md) | +0.9% | -0.0% |
| WHEAT | 2022-06-08 | [Australian wheat, canola getting a boost \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40886-australian-wheat-canola-getting-a-boost-world-grain.md) | +1.2% | -8.0% |
| WHEAT | 2021-06-08 | [Australia winter wheat crop estimate above average  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46544-australia-winter-wheat-crop-estimate-above-average-world-grain.md) | +6.1% | -4.4% |
| WHEAT | 2021-01-27 | [Australia to harvest bumper wheat crop \| 2021-01-27  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49105-australia-to-harvest-bumper-wheat-crop-2021-01-27-world-grain.md) | -10.0% | -0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2025-09-02 | [Australia’s winter crops forecast surges \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22824-australia-s-winter-crops-forecast-surges-world-grain.md) | -1.4% | -1.7% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/22317-australia-anticipating-large-barley-wheat-crops

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