# USDA attache sees Australia 2022/23 wheat crop at 37 million tons

> A USDA attaché report from Canberra puts Australia's 2022/23 wheat crop at a record 37 million metric tons, with barley at 13.5 MMT and wheat exports at a record 28 MMT. Sorghum is seen at 2.9 MMT and rice output was cut sharply by excess rain before planting.

- Date: 2023-01-30 · published 2023-01-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37735-usda-attache-sees-australia-2022-23-wheat-crop-at-37-million-tons
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Rough Rice](https://feedsoft.ai/c/RICE.md)

## Why it matters

The larger-than-official wheat estimate and export forecast add to global wheat supply, which is bearish for wheat, while the rice production cut is supportive for rice buyers.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-10-25 | [USDA Sees Australian Wheat Crop at 34 Million Tons \| KQLX](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39073-usda-sees-australian-wheat-crop-at-34-million-tons-kqlx.md) | -5.1% | +3.4% |
| WHEAT | 2025-02-06 | [Australia harvested 2 million tons of wheat more than forecast in 2024/25 MY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26019-australia-harvested-2-million-tons-of-wheat-more-than-forecast-in-2024-25-my.md) | -0.7% | -3.6% |
| WHEAT | 2022-12-06 | [Australia's MY 2022-23 wheat output forecast at record 36.6 mil mt](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38214-australia-s-my-2022-23-wheat-output-forecast-at-record-36-6-mil-mt.md) | +9.9% | +9.2% |
| WHEAT | 2024-08-22 | [USDA forecasts Australia's wheat crop to be up year on year \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28737-usda-forecasts-australia-s-wheat-crop-to-be-up-year-on-year-farm-online-act.md) | -0.8% | +2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2025-05-13 | [USDA forecasts Australian new-crop wheat at 31Mt - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24628-usda-forecasts-australian-new-crop-wheat-at-31mt-grain-central.md) | -4.2% | -2.6% |
| RICE | 2022-12-06 | [Australia forecasts record wheat crop despite floods](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38219-australia-forecasts-record-wheat-crop-despite-floods.md) | -1.9% | +2.7% |
| RICE | 2026-07-01 | [Australia: Grain and Feed Update \| USDA Foreign Agricultural Service](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18302-australia-grain-and-feed-update-usda-foreign-agricultural-service.md) | +2.1% | +8.6% |
| RICE | 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) | -1.2% | -0.2% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/usda-attache-sees-australia-2022-23-wheat-crop-at-37-million-tons/

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