# Dryness-tested Western Australia wheat crop in 'precarious position' - Grain Price News

> Western Australia's wheat crop is in a precarious position after months of warm, dry weather, according to USDA's Canberra bureau. The state typically produces over a third of Australian wheat and is poised for a harvest well below the record 2021 crop. Follow-up rains are needed to support grain fill.

- Date: 2022-07-28 · published 2022-07-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40441-dryness-tested-western-australia-wheat-crop-in-precarious-position-grain-price
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A smaller Western Australian crop tightens Australian wheat export supplies, which is mildly supportive for global wheat prices if rains fail to arrive.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- KWHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-07-28 | [How big will Western Australia's wheat crop be? - Grain Price News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40444-how-big-will-western-australia-s-wheat-crop-be-grain-price-news.md) | +4.6% | +0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2022-06-17 | [Dryness in Argentina, France adds to world wheat headaches - Grain Price News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40877-dryness-in-argentina-france-adds-to-world-wheat-headaches-grain-price-news.md) | -3.4% | -14.3% |
| WHEAT | 2018-08-01 | [South Australia predicts reduced wheat crop of 3.95Mt - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63506-south-australia-predicts-reduced-wheat-crop-of-3-95mt-grain-central.md) | +3.6% | +1.0% |
| WHEAT | 2018-08-22 | [Record grain harvest potential for Western Australian farmers as prices spike on east coast drought - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63501-record-grain-harvest-potential-for-western-australian-farmers-as-prices-spike.md) | +1.0% | -0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2021-02-01 | [Dryness prevails in North America, western Asia \| 2021-02-01  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48537-dryness-prevails-in-north-america-western-asia-2021-02-01-world-grain.md) | -10.0% | -0.8% |
| KWHEAT | 2022-06-17 | [Dryness in Argentina, France adds to world wheat headaches - Grain Price News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40877-dryness-in-argentina-france-adds-to-world-wheat-headaches-grain-price-news.md) | -13.6% | -23.9% |
| KWHEAT | 2021-02-01 | [Dryness prevails in North America, western Asia \| 2021-02-01  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48537-dryness-prevails-in-north-america-western-asia-2021-02-01-world-grain.md) | -2.0% | -3.7% |
| KWHEAT | 2021-11-29 | [Wheat Markets Find New Legs in Australia - Alberta Grains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44081-wheat-markets-find-new-legs-in-australia-alberta-grains.md) | -5.0% | -2.1% |

## Sources

- grainpricenews.com: https://grainpricenews.com/2022/07/28/dryness-tested-western-australia-wheat-crop-in-precarious-position/

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