# Rain and Chinese demand to boost Australia's wheat, barley planting | Science-Environment

> Australian farmers are likely to plant more wheat and barley in the 2024/25 season, supported by Chinese demand and wet weather on the east coast. Canola sowing is expected to fall amid lower margins and dryness in the west. Analysts forecast wheat and barley output rising by several million tons and canola dropping by about a million tons.

- Date: 2024-04-08 · published 2024-04-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/30663-rain-and-chinese-demand-to-boost-australia-s-wheat-barley-planting-science
- 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

Larger Australian wheat and barley crops add export supply that could cap global prices, while smaller canola output tightens oilseed meal supply and supports canola meal prices.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2024-04-09 | [Australia to increase wheat and barley crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30666-australia-to-increase-wheat-and-barley-crops.md) | -0.6% | -0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2020-10-12 | [Dry WA, ideal SE alter Australian wheat, barley forecasts - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50599-dry-wa-ideal-se-alter-australian-wheat-barley-forecasts-grain-central.md) | +1.2% | -0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2018-03-06 | [La Niña Rains Bring Relief to Australian Wheat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65929-la-nina-rains-bring-relief-to-australian-wheat.md) | -0.0% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2022-09-12 | [South Australia's grain harvest boosted by August rainfall and 'perfect start' to spring - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39540-south-australia-s-grain-harvest-boosted-by-august-rainfall-and-perfect-start-to.md) | -0.5% | +4.9% |
| WHEAT | 2020-12-03 | [Australia to Harvest Second Biggest Wheat Crop on Record \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49623-australia-to-harvest-second-biggest-wheat-crop-on-record-feed-and-grain.md) | +9.8% | +9.8% |

## Sources

- devdiscourse.com: https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/science-environment/2880932-rain-and-chinese-demand-to-boost-australias-wheat-barley-planting

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