# South Australia's grain harvest boosted by August rainfall and 'perfect start' to spring - ABC News

> South Australia's grain harvest is tracking above expectations after August rainfall offset a dry winter. ABARES expects a national grain harvest above 55 Mt, the fourth largest on record, with yields lifted across all states.

- Date: 2022-09-12 · published 2022-09-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/39540-south-australia-s-grain-harvest-boosted-by-august-rainfall-and-perfect-start-to
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Favourable late-winter rain and a sizable Australian harvest add export supply, which is mildly bearish for wheat and barley prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-06-09 | [After years of drought, good rainfall will boost Australia's grain production by 50 per cent this year - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52586-after-years-of-drought-good-rainfall-will-boost-australia-s-grain-production-by.md) | -1.0% | -6.3% |
| WHEAT | 2023-10-23 | [Rainfall lifts Australia’s wheat harvest by several million tons](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33573-rainfall-lifts-australia-s-wheat-harvest-by-several-million-tons.md) | -2.5% | -4.8% |
| WHEAT | 2024-05-31 | [Rain in Australia's parched crop zones boosts harvest outlook - Times of India](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30197-rain-in-australia-s-parched-crop-zones-boosts-harvest-outlook-times-of-india.md) | -5.3% | -10.5% |
| WHEAT | 2024-11-21 | [Australia's $23 billion grain industry is mid-harvest - ABC listen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27361-australia-s-23-billion-grain-industry-is-mid-harvest-abc-listen.md) | -0.2% | +0.0% |
| WHEAT | 2020-12-03 | [Australia to Harvest Second Biggest Wheat Crop on Record \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49623-australia-to-harvest-second-biggest-wheat-crop-on-record-feed-and-grain.md) | +9.8% | +9.8% |

## Sources

- abc.net.au: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-12/promising-sa-canola-harvest-after-august-rain/101428772

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