# Winter crop inputs, area, rise: Rabobank - Grain Central

> Rabobank's 2023/24 Australian Winter Crop Outlook projects 23.48 million hectares planted, up slightly on last year. Overall harvest totals are expected to fall below recent bumper crops as the climate shifts toward El Niño, though the crop could still support global wheat needs.

- Date: 2023-05-31 · published 2023-05-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35905-winter-crop-inputs-area-rise-rabobank-grain-central
- 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

Lower expected Australian harvest volumes reduce wheat and barley export supply, which supports feed grain prices relative to last season's record crops.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲
- CANMEAL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-05-26 | [Rabo sees winter-crop area down 8pc on year to 23.1Mha - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19236-rabo-sees-winter-crop-area-down-8pc-on-year-to-23-1mha-grain-central.md) | -0.7% | +0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2025-06-02 | [ABARES releases initial forecasts for winter crops - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24166-abares-releases-initial-forecasts-for-winter-crops-grain-central.md) | +2.9% | +1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2018-09-11 | [ABARES cuts winter-crop estimate by 12pc in latest crop report - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62981-abares-cuts-winter-crop-estimate-by-12pc-in-latest-crop-report-grain-central.md) | -7.4% | -7.0% |
| WHEAT | 2019-12-03 | [Winter crop slips below 30Mt: ABARES - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55530-winter-crop-slips-below-30mt-abares-grain-central.md) | -4.1% | -1.4% |
| WHEAT | 2017-12-12 | [Winter crop down, summer plantings up: ABARES - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67429-winter-crop-down-summer-plantings-up-abares-grain-central.md) | +1.4% | +2.5% |

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/cropping/winter-crop-inputs-area-rise-rabobank/

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