# Australia set for record wheat crop as harvest wraps up - traders | The Western Producer

> Australia's wheat crop is expected to rise to a record 42 million tonnes according to traders and an analyst, with Western Australia estimated at 16 million tonnes versus earlier expectations of 13 million. Port slots for March and April shipments are almost fully booked, and Chicago wheat futures were set for a weekly decline above 5 percent.

- Date: 2023-01-06 · published 2023-01-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/37740-australia-set-for-record-wheat-crop-as-harvest-wraps-up-traders-the-western
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A record Australian crop and fully booked export ports signal heavy supply to Asian buyers, pressuring wheat prices lower amid well-supplied Black Sea competition.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-12-08 | [Australia Set for Record Grain Harvest Despite Weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38220-australia-set-for-record-grain-harvest-despite-weather.md) | +9.5% | +8.2% |
| WHEAT | 2021-11-30 | [Australia set to harvest record grain crop \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44019-australia-set-to-harvest-record-grain-crop-world-grain.md) | -1.0% | -3.4% |
| WHEAT | 2025-09-25 | [Australia on track for third-largest wheat harvest, record barley crop \| MarketScreener](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22825-australia-on-track-for-third-largest-wheat-harvest-record-barley-crop.md) | -0.8% | +1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2023-02-16 | [Australia on track for its third record harvest in a row thanks to Western Australia’s record 26Mt crop  \| Countryman](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37302-australia-on-track-for-its-third-record-harvest-in-a-row-thanks-to-western.md) | -1.3% | -6.4% |
| WHEAT | 2025-10-20 | [Australia’s wheat harvest forecast raised to near-record level](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22354-australia-s-wheat-harvest-forecast-raised-to-near-record-level.md) | +0.7% | -2.8% |

## Sources

- producer.com: https://www.producer.com/news/australia-set-for-record-wheat-crop-as-harvest-wraps-up-traders/

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