# Queensland wheat crop estimates climb | Queensland Country Life | QLD

> Queensland wheat crop prospects have improved after above-average June and July rain, with southern Queensland growers reporting yield potential as good as they have seen. ABARES forecast Queensland wheat at 1.45 million tonnes, and some growers think output could approach 2 million tonnes.

- Date: 2021-08-14 · published 2021-08-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/45534-queensland-wheat-crop-estimates-climb-queensland-country-life-qld
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A larger Queensland crop adds to Australian wheat supply for export, a modest bearish factor for wheat prices. The effect is small relative to national output.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-12-10 | [Sorghum prices plunge as crops flourish in storms  \| Queensland Country Life \| QLD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32762-sorghum-prices-plunge-as-crops-flourish-in-storms-queensland-country-life-qld.md) | -2.8% | +1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2016-06-27 | [Grain slides on global markets tumble​ \| Queensland Country Life \| QLD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11729-grain-slides-on-global-markets-tumble-queensland-country-life-qld.md) | -8.4% | -9.4% |
| WHEAT | 2025-07-29 | [Australia's grain production boosted by recent rains \| Queensland Country Life \| QLD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23719-australia-s-grain-production-boosted-by-recent-rains-queensland-country-life-qld.md) | -0.7% | -0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2016-11-25 | [Big yields lift crop estimates \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73808-big-yields-lift-crop-estimates-nsw.md) | -3.0% | +0.8% |
| WHEAT | 2025-08-05 | [Wheat crop estimates for 2025/26 surge after rains throughout NSW \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23273-wheat-crop-estimates-for-2025-26-surge-after-rains-throughout-nsw-the-land-nsw.md) | -0.8% | +0.7% |

## Sources

- queenslandcountrylife.com.au: https://www.queenslandcountrylife.com.au/story/7377668/queensland-wheat-crop-estimates-climb/

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