# Australian Crop Update – Week 12, 2025

> Dry weather in southeastern Australia has limited pasture and kept delivered feed grain prices firm, and the tightness is spreading to track feed values. Farmers in northern areas are holding lupins as stockfeed due to concern over the season's rainfall outlook. Wheat export sales have been sluggish, which is restraining trader interest in buying wheat.

- Date: 2025-03-18 · published 2025-03-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25547-australian-crop-update-week-12-2025
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Dry conditions and short pasture push up demand for grain-based feed, supporting barley and other feed grain prices. Weak wheat export demand offsets some of that strength in wheat.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2024-08-15 | [Weekly Australian Climate, Water and Agricultural Update, 15 August 2024 - DAFF](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28735-weekly-australian-climate-water-and-agricultural-update-15-august-2024-daff.md) | -6.9% | -2.6% |
| WHEAT | 2023-05-18 | [Weekly update - 18 May 2023 - DAFF](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35904-weekly-update-18-may-2023-daff.md) | -1.2% | -6.5% |
| WHEAT | 2020-12-03 | [Soybeans firm after 2-week low, wheat slips on Australian crop \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5270-soybeans-firm-after-2-week-low-wheat-slips-on-australian-crop-financial-post.md) | +9.8% | +9.8% |
| WHEAT | 2018-01-30 | [Late season rain helps Australian wheat crop \| World-grain.com \| January 30, 2018 19:43 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66943-late-season-rain-helps-australian-wheat-crop-world-grain-com-january-30-2018-19.md) | +2.0% | +2.0% |
| WHEAT | 2020-05-05 | [Winter Crop Outlook Australia: Strong Rebound](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53071-winter-crop-outlook-australia-strong-rebound.md) | -1.7% | -1.0% |

## Sources

- basiscommodities.com: https://www.basiscommodities.com/australian-crop-update-week-11-2025

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