# Larger planted area must enhance Australia's wheat harvest, Rabobank says

> Rabobank expects Australia's 2024/25 wheat crop to rise to about 27.4 million tonnes, while barley and canola output fall. Wheat planted area is forecast to increase 961,000 hectares to 13.48 million hectares.

- Date: 2024-07-08 · published 2024-07-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/29197-larger-planted-area-must-enhance-australia-s-wheat-harvest-rabobank-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

A larger Australian wheat crop adds to international supply, while smaller barley and canola crops tighten those specific markets.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bullish ▲
- CANMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-10-13 | [Australia’s winter harvest forecast ‘large but lower’ – Rabobank](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17071-australia-s-winter-harvest-forecast-large-but-lower-rabobank.md) | -0.4% | — |
| WHEAT | 2025-10-20 | [Australia’s wheat harvest forecast raised to near-record level](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22354-australia-s-wheat-harvest-forecast-raised-to-near-record-level.md) | +0.7% | -2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2025-09-25 | [Australia on track for third-largest wheat harvest, record barley crop \| MarketScreener](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22825-australia-on-track-for-third-largest-wheat-harvest-record-barley-crop.md) | -0.8% | +1.5% |
| 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 | 2025-11-24 | [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% |

## Sources

- energynews.oedigital.com: https://energynews.oedigital.com/environment/2024/07/08/larger-planted-area-must-enhance-australias-wheat-harvest-rabobank-says

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