# USDA tips brighter future for Australian barley - Grain Central

> USDA sees Australian barley production for 2021-22 at a record 13.7 Mt, with exports forecast near 9 Mt. Australian barley is the cheapest major origin and saw the smallest price rise since the Ukraine invasion, while China's duties still limit trade with Australia.

- Date: 2022-04-11 · published 2022-04-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41819-usda-tips-brighter-future-for-australian-barley-grain-central
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

A record Australian barley crop and export availability add supply to the feedgrain market, a mild bearish factor for barley versus competing origins.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-11-01 | [USDA Chicago Terminal Grain - Nov 1 \| Fox Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68017-usda-chicago-terminal-grain-nov-1-fox-business.md) | -3.2% | -4.8% |
| CORN | 2017-09-25 | [USDA Chicago Terminal Grain - Sep 25 \| Fox Business](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8512-usda-chicago-terminal-grain-sep-25-fox-business.md) | +0.1% | +1.1% |
| CORN | 2018-06-19 | [Crop forecast déjà vu turns markets volatile - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64496-crop-forecast-deja-vu-turns-markets-volatile-grain-central.md) | -0.9% | -2.0% |
| CORN | 2024-10-14 | [USDA adjusts global grain production forecasts \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27918-usda-adjusts-global-grain-production-forecasts-feed-and-grain.md) | -1.8% | +1.8% |
| CORN | 2026-06-30 | [Grain futures rally as USDA acreage report delivers mixed signals](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18830-grain-futures-rally-as-usda-acreage-report-delivers-mixed-signals.md) | +5.7% | +8.7% |

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/markets/usda-tips-brighter-future-for-australian-barley/

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