# Australia Barley Crop Hits Record in 2026-27, Wheat Down 11% | FAS Report - News and Statistics

> A USDA FAS report projects Australia's 2026-27 barley crop at a record 17.7 million tonnes, about 40% above the 10-year average. Barley exports are forecast at 13 million tonnes, a second straight record, and wheat production is down about 11%.

- Date: 2026-10-30 · published 2026-10-31T10:05:26.977Z
- Category: report · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/2852-australia-barley-crop-hits-record-in-2026-27-wheat-down-11-fas-report-news-and
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Record barley supply and exports weigh on feed barley prices, while the lower wheat crop tightens wheat supply and supports prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-04-25 | [FAS USDA forecasts sharp decline of the wheat and barley crops in Australia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71463-fas-usda-forecasts-sharp-decline-of-the-wheat-and-barley-crops-in-australia.md) | +3.6% | +2.1% |
| WHEAT | 2025-04-29 | [Smaller Australian wheat crop in 2025/26 \| Farmtario](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25091-smaller-australian-wheat-crop-in-2025-26-farmtario.md) | +2.1% | -2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2023-07-03 | [Australia to export less wheat, more barley: USDA FAS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35013-australia-to-export-less-wheat-more-barley-usda-fas.md) | -9.9% | -6.9% |
| WHEAT | 2021-03-17 | [Australian wheat farmers double down after record harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48061-australian-wheat-farmers-double-down-after-record-harvest.md) | +0.9% | -3.6% |
| WHEAT | 2019-09-10 | [ABARES crop report forecasts another poor harvest for Australia's grain growers - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57042-abares-crop-report-forecasts-another-poor-harvest-for-australia-s-grain-growers.md) | +2.6% | +1.0% |

## Sources

- indexbox.io: https://www.indexbox.io/blog/australia-set-for-record-barley-crop-in-2026-27-as-wheat-output-falls-11/

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