# Harvesting Success Agriculture Set For Third-Highest Year On Record - Mackay Whitsunday LIfe

> ABARES forecasts Australian agricultural production value at about $91 billion in 2025-26, the third-highest on record, and about $98 billion including fisheries and forestry. Livestock and livestock products are expected to reach a record $40 billion, with meat export value near $22 billion. Summer crop output for 2024-25 is estimated at 4.7 million tonnes.

- Date: 2025-04-02 · published 2025-04-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25093-harvesting-success-agriculture-set-for-third-highest-year-on-record-mackay
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Record livestock value and strong red meat export demand point to firm cattle and meat prices. The forecast is a broad economic outlook rather than a direct move in feed-grain supply.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-10-19 | [On track for near-record harvest - The Guardian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39071-on-track-for-near-record-harvest-the-guardian.md) | -0.5% | +2.1% |
| WHEAT | 2025-09-25 | [Australia on track for third-largest wheat harvest, record barley crop \| MarketScreener](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22825-australia-on-track-for-third-largest-wheat-harvest-record-barley-crop.md) | -0.8% | +1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2025-09-11 | [Record EU soft wheat harvest expected this year - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22801-record-eu-soft-wheat-harvest-expected-this-year-agcanada.md) | +0.0% | +0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2025-07-16 | [French Ministry of Agriculture has estimated the current year’s wheat harvest at 32.6 mln tons](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23687-french-ministry-of-agriculture-has-estimated-the-current-year-s-wheat-harvest.md) | +1.6% | -1.2% |
| WHEAT | 2023-01-12 | [U.S. reduces corn, soybean harvest views - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13310-u-s-reduces-corn-soybean-harvest-views-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture-news.md) | -0.6% | +2.0% |

## Sources

- burdekinlife.com: https://www.burdekinlife.com/article/harvesting-success-agriculture-set-for-third-highest-year-on-record

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