# Barley prices and China's changing grain demand | Stock Journal | SA

> Australian barley prices eased by about $5/t over December to around $300/t in South Australia. Malt premiums and basis to US corn have narrowed, and China's domestic grain output rose while its corn imports are estimated to fall sharply in 2024-25.

- Date: 2025-01-10 · published 2025-01-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26573-barley-prices-and-china-s-changing-grain-demand-stock-journal-sa
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

China is the dominant buyer of Australian barley, so softer Chinese import demand and rising domestic feed supply weigh on export values and local prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2024-06-07 | [Rising SA barley prices, strong exports to China \| Stock Journal \| SA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29849-rising-sa-barley-prices-strong-exports-to-china-stock-journal-sa.md) | +5.6% | -4.9% |
| CORN | 2025-06-27 | [Australian barley prices diverge from global markets \| Stock Journal \| SA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24293-australian-barley-prices-diverge-from-global-markets-stock-journal-sa.md) | +5.1% | -1.7% |
| CORN | 2023-06-02 | [Brazil harvest pressure weighs on barley prices
 \| Stock Journal \| SA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35562-brazil-harvest-pressure-weighs-on-barley-prices-stock-journal-sa.md) | -1.5% | -3.9% |
| CORN | 2020-03-09 | [Grain Journal \| China Feed Demand Down, According to Latest USDA…](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54128-grain-journal-china-feed-demand-down-according-to-latest-usda.md) | +0.3% | -1.7% |
| CORN | 2018-11-02 | [As China soy demand wavers, U.S. farmers turn back to grains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62089-as-china-soy-demand-wavers-u-s-farmers-turn-back-to-grains.md) | +3.2% | -4.0% |

## Sources

- stockjournal.com.au: https://www.stockjournal.com.au/story/8861595/barley-prices-and-chinas-changing-grain-demand/

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