# Australia’s wheat harvest and exports will decline next season

> USDA's FAS forecasts Australia's 2024 gross wheat harvest at 25.8 million tons, slightly lower than last year, with below-average yields. Wheat exports for the next season could fall to 17.5 million tons, down 2.5 million tons, while barley exports may drop to 5.0 million tons.

- Date: 2024-05-03 · published 2024-05-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/30193-australia-s-wheat-harvest-and-exports-will-decline-next-season
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Australian wheat and barley export availability tightens global supply for feed grains, supporting prices for wheat and barley.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-04-30 | [Australia’s wheat production may decline significantly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19688-australia-s-wheat-production-may-decline-significantly.md) | -3.2% | -0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2024-09-19 | [France lowers soft wheat harvest and export forecasts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28264-france-lowers-soft-wheat-harvest-and-export-forecasts.md) | +11.4% | +5.6% |
| WHEAT | 2025-04-30 | [Australia poised for strong wheat,barley harvests despite dry ...](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25089-australia-poised-for-strong-wheat-barley-harvests-despite-dry.md) | +2.6% | -3.0% |
| 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 | 2020-02-18 | [Australia says 2019/20 wheat harvest drops to lowest in 12 years](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54573-australia-says-2019-20-wheat-harvest-drops-to-lowest-in-12-years.md) | -0.9% | -0.1% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/australias-wheat-harvest-and-exports-will-decline-next-season/

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