# Australia poised for strong wheat,barley harvests despite dry ...

> A USDA FAS report forecasts Australian wheat production at 31 million tonnes and barley at 12.5 million tonnes for 2025/26, both down year over year but above the 10-year averages. Conditions are favourable in New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia, while South Australia and western Victoria remain dry. Wheat exports are projected at 23 million tonnes.

- Date: 2025-04-30 · published 2025-04-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25089-australia-poised-for-strong-wheat-barley-harvests-despite-dry
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced Australian exports tighten the world wheat balance, which supports prices for feed grains. Strong output in the main growing states should keep the rally contained.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2024-04-30 | [Declines expected for Australian wheat, barley - MarketsFarm](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30667-declines-expected-for-australian-wheat-barley-marketsfarm.md) | +2.3% | +14.7% |
| WHEAT | 2017-04-25 | [FAS USDA forecasts sharp decline of the wheat and barley crops in Australia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71463-fas-usda-forecasts-sharp-decline-of-the-wheat-and-barley-crops-in-australia.md) | +3.6% | +2.1% |
| WHEAT | 2025-06-05 | [Australian winter crops poised for strong year \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24168-australian-winter-crops-poised-for-strong-year-world-grain.md) | -1.4% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2024-05-03 | [Australia’s wheat harvest and exports will decline next season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30193-australia-s-wheat-harvest-and-exports-will-decline-next-season.md) | +2.0% | +14.4% |
| WHEAT | 2026-10-27 | [Australia Forecasts Record Barley Output](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17073-australia-forecasts-record-barley-output.md) | -0.2% | — |

## Sources

- millingmea.com: https://millingmea.com/usda-foreign-agricultural-service-projects-australias-2025-26-grain-crops-harvest/

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