# Record national winter crop sown, but mouse plague could take drastic toll in NSW - ABC News

> Australian growers have sown a record 23.2 million hectares of winter crops, and ABARES forecasts production near 47Mt, about 15% below the record 2020-21 harvest. Mouse plague risk in New South Wales could cut yields there.

- Date: 2021-06-07 · published 2021-06-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/46542-record-national-winter-crop-sown-but-mouse-plague-could-take-drastic-toll-in
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

A record area and above-average production keep export supply ample, which is bearish for wheat and barley, though mouse damage in NSW is a upside risk to that outlook.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2019-06-11 | [Australia's winter crop forecast to jump 20 per cent says national forecaster ABARES - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58544-australia-s-winter-crop-forecast-to-jump-20-per-cent-says-national-forecaster.md) | -4.7% | -8.3% |
| WHEAT | 2017-02-14 | [Australia's winter grain crop officially a record at 59 million tonnes - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72461-australia-s-winter-grain-crop-officially-a-record-at-59-million-tonnes-abc-news.md) | -0.8% | -1.2% |
| WHEAT | 2022-03-01 | [Crop records continue - NSW Nationals](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42231-crop-records-continue-nsw-nationals.md) | +10.5% | +22.7% |
| WHEAT | 2017-03-09 | [Grain production to ease back after record winter crop: ABARES - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71941-grain-production-to-ease-back-after-record-winter-crop-abares-grain-central.md) | +0.7% | +0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2016-12-07 | [Winter crop production to hit record high: ABARES](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73447-winter-crop-production-to-hit-record-high-abares.md) | +1.1% | +0.2% |

## Sources

- abc.net.au: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-08/abares-tips-strong-winter-crop-but-mouse-plague-threatens-nsw/100195602

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