# Wheat crop estimates for 2025/26 surge after rains throughout NSW | The Land | NSW

> Wheat crop estimates for 2025/26 in New South Wales have jumped after widespread rain, with the Bureau of Meteorology forecasting above-average August to October rainfall. Feedlot demand for wheat and barley in northern NSW and the Darling Downs has weakened, and growers still hold ample supply.

- Date: 2025-08-05 · published 2025-08-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23273-wheat-crop-estimates-for-2025-26-surge-after-rains-throughout-nsw-the-land-nsw
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Weaker local feed demand and improving crop prospects point to softer domestic feed grain prices in eastern Australia.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-07-31 | [Australia's crop outlook improves after soaking rainfall \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23717-australia-s-crop-outlook-improves-after-soaking-rainfall-the-land-nsw.md) | -0.5% | -0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2019-03-10 | [Warm Winter Generates Optimism For Large EU Wheat Crop \| Checkout](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60024-warm-winter-generates-optimism-for-large-eu-wheat-crop-checkout.md) | +1.1% | -1.1% |
| WHEAT | 2020-05-31 | [Growers in most states welcome wet winter weather forecast for crops \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53050-growers-in-most-states-welcome-wet-winter-weather-forecast-for-crops-the-land.md) | -1.2% | -1.0% |
| WHEAT | 2021-08-14 | [Queensland wheat crop estimates climb \| Queensland Country Life \| QLD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45534-queensland-wheat-crop-estimates-climb-queensland-country-life-qld.md) | +1.1% | +2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2018-04-18 | [Wheat prices fall on US rain, but dry threat remains for winter crop \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65564-wheat-prices-fall-on-us-rain-but-dry-threat-remains-for-winter-crop-farm-online.md) | +0.1% | -0.9% |

## Sources

- theland.com.au: https://www.theland.com.au/story/9032972/wheat-crop-estimates-for-202526-surge-after-rains-throughout-nsw/

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