# Heavier wheat and barley balance sheets in 2022/23: Grain market daily | AHDB

> AHDB's early 2022/23 balance sheets show UK wheat production up 12% and availability up 8% to 18.735Mt, creating a large exportable surplus. Feed demand and bioethanol margins are flagged as being squeezed. Nov-22 UK feed wheat futures closed at £268.65/t on the prior day.

- Date: 2022-10-20 · published 2022-10-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39216-heavier-wheat-and-barley-balance-sheets-in-2022-23-grain-market-daily-ahdb
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

A larger UK crop and exportable surplus point to softer feed wheat and barley values, though feed margins remain under pressure.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-03-21 | [Global grain production to rise in 2025/26: Grain market daily \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25624-global-grain-production-to-rise-in-2025-26-grain-market-daily-ahdb.md) | -1.2% | -1.6% |
| WHEAT | 2026-10-28 | [Wheat and barley markets face pressure as global grain supplies rise \| The Scottish Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/123-wheat-and-barley-markets-face-pressure-as-global-grain-supplies-rise-the.md) | +0.2% | — |
| WHEAT | 2023-12-05 | [Canadian and Australian crops increased: Grain market daily \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32776-canadian-and-australian-crops-increased-grain-market-daily-ahdb.md) | -3.3% | +2.4% |
| WHEAT | 2021-04-13 | [France sees 2021 wheat area rise; barley, rapeseed and sugar beet fall - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47530-france-sees-2021-wheat-area-rise-barley-rapeseed-and-sugar-beet-fall-markets.md) | +4.1% | +7.2% |
| WHEAT | 2019-07-10 | [#AHDBCropTour moves south: Grain Market Daily \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58183-ahdbcroptour-moves-south-grain-market-daily-ahdb.md) | +0.5% | -2.8% |

## Sources

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