# Australia's grain production boosted by recent rains | Queensland Country Life | QLD

> Soaking rains across most Australian cropping regions in late July pushed new crop wheat prices down $10 to $15 a tonne. ABARES is forecasting Australian wheat output at 30.5 million tonnes, and expectations for wheat and barley production are rising after the rain.

- Date: 2025-07-29 · published 2025-07-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23719-australia-s-grain-production-boosted-by-recent-rains-queensland-country-life-qld
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Better production prospects weigh on Australian wheat and barley values and reduce the premium for feed barley in export and domestic markets.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2016-06-27 | [Grain slides on global markets tumble​ \| Queensland Country Life \| QLD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11729-grain-slides-on-global-markets-tumble-queensland-country-life-qld.md) | -8.4% | -9.4% |
| WHEAT | 2020-06-09 | [After years of drought, good rainfall will boost Australia's grain production by 50 per cent this year - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52586-after-years-of-drought-good-rainfall-will-boost-australia-s-grain-production-by.md) | -1.0% | -6.3% |
| WHEAT | 2025-07-29 | [EU grain production rebounds - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23686-eu-grain-production-rebounds-grain-central.md) | -0.7% | -0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2023-12-10 | [Sorghum prices plunge as crops flourish in storms  \| Queensland Country Life \| QLD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32762-sorghum-prices-plunge-as-crops-flourish-in-storms-queensland-country-life-qld.md) | -2.8% | +1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2020-07-23 | [Positive outlook for feed grain production \| Meat & Livestock Australia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52067-positive-outlook-for-feed-grain-production-meat-and-livestock-australia.md) | +0.7% | -1.9% |

## Sources

- queenslandcountrylife.com.au: https://www.queenslandcountrylife.com.au/story/9026649/australias-grain-production-boosted-by-recent-rains/

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