# Australian winter crop production to fall from consecutive record highs - International Milling Directory

> ABARES forecast total Australian winter crop production to fall 34% to 44.9 million tonnes in 2023-24 after three record years. Below-average winter and spring rainfall is expected to lower yields, and mouse activity and grain losses from the previous harvest are also noted.

- Date: 2023-06-10 · published 2023-06-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35433-australian-winter-crop-production-to-fall-from-consecutive-record-highs
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced Australian winter crop supply lowers export availability for wheat and barley, supporting feed grain prices in import markets.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-12-06 | [Wheat growers need to keep their eye on climate change - International Milling Directory](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61506-wheat-growers-need-to-keep-their-eye-on-climate-change-international-milling.md) | -0.1% | +1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2019-01-02 | [Winter crop production falls below 30 million tonnes \| Queensland Country Life \| QLD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61045-winter-crop-production-falls-below-30-million-tonnes-queensland-country-life-qld.md) | +1.3% | +3.8% |
| WHEAT | 2018-12-04 | [Australia’s winter crop production estimated to plummet 23% \| 2018-12-04  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61534-australia-s-winter-crop-production-estimated-to-plummet-23-2018-12-04-world.md) | -0.3% | +1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2018-12-04 | [Winter crop production down after poor start to spring: ABARES - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61530-winter-crop-production-down-after-poor-start-to-spring-abares-grain-central.md) | -0.3% | +1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2020-04-16 | [Winter Crop Prospects Improve Across Australia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53577-winter-crop-prospects-improve-across-australia.md) | -1.8% | -2.2% |

## Sources

- internationalmilling.com: https://www.internationalmilling.com/winter-crop-production-to-fall-from-consecutive-record-highs/

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