# Barley prices near parity with wheat with strong export demand | Farm Online | ACT

> Australian east coast old crop barley traded at A$340-350/t, near parity with milling wheat. Chinese maltsters and feed buyers continue to take volumes, and a southern drought premium is supporting local values.

- Date: 2025-05-01 · published 2025-05-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24734-barley-prices-near-parity-with-wheat-with-strong-export-demand-farm-online-act
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Steady Chinese demand and a drought premium in the south keep barley firm against feed alternatives. Strong export pull limits downside until northern hemisphere supply arrives.

## Read by commodity

- BARLEY: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Sources

- farmonline.com.au: https://www.farmonline.com.au/story/8956068/barley-prices-near-parity-with-wheat-with-strong-export-demand/

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