# Australia's 2024-25 grain crop surges to third largest on record | Farm Online | ACT

> Australia's 2024-25 winter crop reached 59.8 million tonnes after ABARES added 4.1 million tonnes in its final estimate, the third largest on record. Production rose 26% year on year and sits 27% above the ten-year average. Strong results in New South Wales and Queensland offset weak seasons in South Australia and Victoria.

- Date: 2025-03-03 · published 2025-03-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25541-australia-s-2024-25-grain-crop-surges-to-third-largest-on-record-farm-online-act
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

A large final crop increases Australian export availability for wheat and barley, adding bearish pressure on world prices. Feed buyers may find more supply and lower offers in the coming months.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-03-07 | [Australia sets new national crop record  \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36803-australia-sets-new-national-crop-record-farm-online-act.md) | -1.2% | -4.5% |
| WHEAT | 2016-12-06 | [Australia to soar to production records \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73466-australia-to-soar-to-production-records-farm-online-act.md) | +1.2% | -0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2025-09-05 | [Australian winter crop surges to 62m tonnes, over 6m tonnes added \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22826-australian-winter-crop-surges-to-62m-tonnes-over-6m-tonnes-added-farm-online-act.md) | -1.0% | -1.4% |
| WHEAT | 2021-11-30 | [Australia set to harvest record grain crop \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44019-australia-set-to-harvest-record-grain-crop-world-grain.md) | -1.0% | -3.4% |
| WHEAT | 2024-08-22 | [USDA forecasts Australia's wheat crop to be up year on year \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28737-usda-forecasts-australia-s-wheat-crop-to-be-up-year-on-year-farm-online-act.md) | -0.8% | +2.8% |

## Sources

- farmonline.com.au: https://www.farmonline.com.au/story/8907208/australias-2024-25-grain-crop-surges-to-third-largest-on-record/

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