# Winter crop harvest expectations state by state for season 2025-26 season - Australasian Farmers' & Dealers' Journal

> Australian growers are expected to harvest about 62 million tonnes of winter grain in 2025-26, the third-highest on record and 2% above the previous season. Planted area is estimated at 24.9 million hectares, just short of last year's record, with improved yields expected in Western Australia, South Australia and Victoria.

- Date: 2025-10-12 · published 2025-10-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/22344-winter-crop-harvest-expectations-state-by-state-for-season-2025-26-season
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

A large Australian winter crop adds to export supply of wheat and barley, reinforcing bearish pressure on global prices and competing with other origins in Asian markets.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼
- CANMEAL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-04-04 | [Winter crop harvest final tallies state by state for 2024-25 season - Australasian Farmers' & Dealers' Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25092-winter-crop-harvest-final-tallies-state-by-state-for-2024-25-season.md) | -0.7% | +2.5% |
| WHEAT | 2026-01-04 | [Winter crop harvest for 2025-26 tipped at second highest on record - Australasian Farmers' & Dealers' Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21019-winter-crop-harvest-for-2025-26-tipped-at-second-highest-on-record-australasian.md) | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| WHEAT | 2025-05-18 | [Winter crop plantings expected to reach a record high for 2025-26 - Australasian Farmers' & Dealers' Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24630-winter-crop-plantings-expected-to-reach-a-record-high-for-2025-26-australasian.md) | -4.6% | -3.4% |
| WHEAT | 2024-11-10 | [Crop harvest is well underway and coming together as expected - Australasian Farmers' & Dealers' Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27359-crop-harvest-is-well-underway-and-coming-together-as-expected-australasian.md) | -1.4% | -1.0% |
| WHEAT | 2022-10-17 | [Winter crop forecast from Rabobank tips big result for those in the dry - Australasian Farmers' & Dealers' Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39070-winter-crop-forecast-from-rabobank-tips-big-result-for-those-in-the-dry.md) | +4.4% | +5.2% |

## Sources

- afdj.com.au: https://afdj.com.au/winter-crop-harvest-expectations-state-by-state-for-season-2025-26-season/

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