# Northern barley in home straight as harvest picks up - Grain Central

> Harvest is accelerating across Australia's grainbelt, with Queensland and northern New South Wales reporting above-average cereal yields and about three-quarters of the barley crop cut. Lachstock estimates the national wheat crop at 36.6Mt and barley at 14.99Mt.

- Date: 2025-10-27 · published 2025-10-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/22347-northern-barley-in-home-straight-as-harvest-picks-up-grain-central
- 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

Strong yields and rising harvest volumes add to export availability of wheat and barley, reinforcing downward pressure on international feed grain prices.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-11-13 | [WA crop potential continues to rise as harvest cranks up - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67939-wa-crop-potential-continues-to-rise-as-harvest-cranks-up-grain-central.md) | +1.0% | -3.1% |
| WHEAT | 2021-07-13 | [Aussie winter crop setting up for another big harvest - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45983-aussie-winter-crop-setting-up-for-another-big-harvest-grain-central.md) | +1.3% | -0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2020-04-20 | [Wheat, barley forecasts mostly higher as seeding gathers pace - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53608-wheat-barley-forecasts-mostly-higher-as-seeding-gathers-pace-grain-central.md) | -2.1% | -2.3% |
| WHEAT | 2019-11-05 | [Barley market awaits China news - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55973-barley-market-awaits-china-news-grain-central.md) | +3.0% | +7.4% |
| WHEAT | 2020-10-12 | [Dry WA, ideal SE alter Australian wheat, barley forecasts - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50599-dry-wa-ideal-se-alter-australian-wheat-barley-forecasts-grain-central.md) | +1.2% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/news/northern-barley-in-home-straight-as-harvest-picks-up/

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