# Tighter wheat and barley balance sheets in 2024/25: Grain market daily | AHDB

> AHDB's 2024/25 early balance sheets show UK wheat availability down 9% to 16.638 Mt, mainly from a 21% drop in production. Barley consumption is forecast to climb significantly, outweighing higher availability. Paris and UK futures were under pressure on 23 October.

- Date: 2024-10-24 · published 2024-10-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region UK · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/27936-tighter-wheat-and-barley-balance-sheets-in-2024-25-grain-market-daily-ahdb
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

A tighter UK wheat balance and stronger barley demand support feed grain prices and make barley-for-feed substitution more attractive only if the spread stays wide.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-06-14 | [UK grain trade, domestic wheat balance easing but barley tight: Grain market daily \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41006-uk-grain-trade-domestic-wheat-balance-easing-but-barley-tight-grain-market.md) | -1.6% | -13.3% |
| WHEAT | 2024-06-28 | [Canadian wheat and barley areas fall: Grain market daily \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29833-canadian-wheat-and-barley-areas-fall-grain-market-daily-ahdb.md) | -2.2% | +3.1% |
| WHEAT | 2024-07-02 | [Canadian wheat and barley areas fall: Grain market daily](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29320-canadian-wheat-and-barley-areas-fall-grain-market-daily.md) | +8.9% | +0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2020-07-24 | [Global wheat surplus shrunk by IGC: Grain Market Daily \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52147-global-wheat-surplus-shrunk-by-igc-grain-market-daily-ahdb.md) | +0.7% | -1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2025-12-01 | [25/26 wheat and barley balances to tighten \| News from AA Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12535-25-26-wheat-and-barley-balances-to-tighten-news-from-aa-farmer.md) | +1.9% | +0.7% |

## Sources

- mainsitelive.azurewebsites.net: https://mainsitelive.azurewebsites.net/news/tighter-wheat-and-barley-balance-sheets-in-2024-25-grain-market-daily

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