# Australia: Grain and Feed Update | USDA Foreign Agricultural Service

> USDA's Attaché report on Australian grains says wheat production is forecast at 26.5 MMT and exports at 18.9 MMT, both near the 10-year average. Barley output is seen at 10.0 MMT and sorghum at 1.3 MMT, among the lowest in two decades, while a big rice crop of 522,000 MT is expected.

- Date: 2023-11-02 · published 2023-11-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/33120-australia-grain-and-feed-update-usda-foreign-agricultural-service
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Sorghum output near a two-decade low, combined with strong export demand, tightens feed grain supplies and supports prices. Barley and wheat exports near average limit the upside.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral
- BARLEY: neutral
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2024-10-23 | [Australia: Grain and Feed Update \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27826-australia-grain-and-feed-update-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | +0.3% | -1.4% |
| WHEAT | 2017-08-14 | [Australia's ecosystem observatory system TERN creates better data for seasonal crop outlooks - Queensland Alliance for 
Agriculture and Food Innovation - University of Queensland](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69379-australia-s-ecosystem-observatory-system-tern-creates-better-data-for-seasonal.md) | +0.4% | -0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2025-08-29 | [Grain Journal \| Broken Rice Gains Traction in Feed and Food Markets,…](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23399-grain-journal-broken-rice-gains-traction-in-feed-and-food-markets.md) | -0.3% | -0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2026-06-19 | [Russia and Ukraine’s grain ambitions face a wartime stress test \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14106-russia-and-ukraine-s-grain-ambitions-face-a-wartime-stress-test-feed-and-grain.md) | -1.6% | +1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2021-11-08 | [November WASDE neutral to bullish for grains - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44005-november-wasde-neutral-to-bullish-for-grains-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture.md) | -1.8% | -2.2% |

## Sources

- fas.usda.gov: https://www.fas.usda.gov/data/australia-grain-and-feed-update-23

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