# Australia’s wheat totals fall as 2026-27 barley production grows | World Grain

> Australia's barley production is forecast at 17.7 million tonnes for 2026-27, up about 700,000 tonnes (4.4%) year on year and roughly 40% above the 10-year average. Barley exports are projected at 13 million tonnes, which would be a second consecutive record, while wheat output falls.

- Date: 2026-10-30 · published 2026-10-31T10:05:26.962Z
- Category: report · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/2850-australia-s-wheat-totals-fall-as-2026-27-barley-production-grows-world-grain
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A large Australian barley crop and record exports add supply to the feed grain market, which is bearish for barley and competing feed grains, while the wheat decline is mildly supportive for wheat prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-04-29 | [Australia’s wheat production forecast to drop \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19682-australia-s-wheat-production-forecast-to-drop-world-grain.md) | -3.1% | -0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2021-05-03 | [Australian grain production falls to average levels  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47057-australian-grain-production-falls-to-average-levels-world-grain.md) | -5.4% | -5.4% |
| WHEAT | 2025-06-03 | [Australia to cut wheat production by 10% in 2025/26 — ABARES](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24169-australia-to-cut-wheat-production-by-10-in-2025-26-abares.md) | -1.0% | -0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2018-02-13 | [Australian wheat production drops 38% \| World-grain.com \| February 13, 2018 15:18 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66464-australian-wheat-production-drops-38-world-grain-com-february-13-2018-15-18.md) | -0.7% | +1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2019-02-18 | [Australian wheat production falls to 11-year low as drought bites](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60572-australian-wheat-production-falls-to-11-year-low-as-drought-bites.md) | -1.6% | -3.4% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/23394-australias-wheat-totals-fall-as-2026-27-barley-production-grows

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