# Wheat yields in Western Australia are better than expected, industry body says - AgCanada

> Western Australia's grain industry body raised its wheat forecast by 420,000 tonnes to 10.33 million tonnes, with barley and canola also increased. Higher yields were reported across most crops despite dry season conditions.

- Date: 2024-11-22 · published 2024-11-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/27362-wheat-yields-in-western-australia-are-better-than-expected-industry-body-says
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Larger-than-expected Australian supply adds to export availability and reinforces bearish pressure on wheat and barley prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼
- CANMEAL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2021-02-15 | [Australian 2020-21 wheat harvest more formidable than expected: ABARES](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48599-australian-2020-21-wheat-harvest-more-formidable-than-expected-abares.md) | +9.4% | +9.0% |
| 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 | 2023-03-06 | [Record winter crop production expected for Australia - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36802-record-winter-crop-production-expected-for-australia-agcanada.md) | -2.2% | +4.8% |
| WHEAT | 2025-11-24 | [Big Australia wheat, barley harvests expected \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21920-big-australia-wheat-barley-harvests-expected-world-grain.md) | +0.9% | -0.0% |
| WHEAT | 2023-05-16 | [Another large wheat crop expected in Canada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35998-another-large-wheat-crop-expected-in-canada.md) | -2.2% | -7.3% |

## Sources

- agcanada.com: https://www.agcanada.com/daily/wheat-yields-in-western-australia-are-better-than-expected-industry-body-says

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