# Australian winter crop around 70pc planted - Grain Central

> About 70% of Australia's 2021-22 winter crop has been planted, with average or better yields possible if the season is favourable. IKON Commodities puts canola at 4.7 million tonnes and wheat at 29.5 million tonnes, while Australia Crop Forecasters estimates wheat at 25.5 million tonnes. Both forecasts point to wheat and barley area and output below last year.

- Date: 2021-05-19 · published 2021-05-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47054-australian-winter-crop-around-70pc-planted-grain-central
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Planting progress and forecasts for lower wheat and barley output point to reduced Australian export supply, which supports prices. Strong canola prospects add to the oilseed picture.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2024-04-10 | [Winter-crop plant off to patchy start across Australia - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30668-winter-crop-plant-off-to-patchy-start-across-australia-grain-central.md) | -0.4% | -0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2019-10-30 | [Central Queensland winter crop defies eastern drought - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56536-central-queensland-winter-crop-defies-eastern-drought-grain-central.md) | -0.2% | +7.3% |
| WHEAT | 2026-03-10 | [European, Maghreb winter crops humming along - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20110-european-maghreb-winter-crops-humming-along-grain-central.md) | -1.3% | -1.1% |
| WHEAT | 2020-12-22 | [Condition of European and US winter crops poles apart - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49592-condition-of-european-and-us-winter-crops-poles-apart-grain-central.md) | +0.2% | +7.6% |
| WHEAT | 2019-01-15 | [The winter crop that was: West trumps East in 2018 - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61049-the-winter-crop-that-was-west-trumps-east-in-2018-grain-central.md) | +3.3% | +2.7% |

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/cropping/australian-winter-crop-around-70pc-planted/

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