# Australian grain production falls to average levels  | World Grain

> A USDA GAIN report projects Australia's 2021-22 wheat production at 27 million tonnes, down 6.3 million from 33.3 million in 2020-21. Barley output is forecast at 10 million tonnes, 3 million below last year, on lower planted area. Wheat and barley exports are both expected to fall.

- Date: 2021-05-03 · published 2021-05-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47057-australian-grain-production-falls-to-average-levels-world-grain
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Australian wheat and barley exports reduce supply to export markets and support world feed grain prices. The decline is driven by reduced planted area and a return to normal yields after a record crop.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-04-29 | [Australia’s wheat production forecast to drop \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19682-australia-s-wheat-production-forecast-to-drop-world-grain.md) | -3.1% | -0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2026-04-23 | [EU overall grains production forecast to decline \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19660-eu-overall-grains-production-forecast-to-decline-world-grain.md) | +1.4% | +2.5% |
| WHEAT | 2026-09-17 | [IGC: Grain production falls but GOI prices rise \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9696-igc-grain-production-falls-but-goi-prices-rise-world-grain.md) | +3.2% | +0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2018-02-13 | [Australian wheat production drops 38% \| World-grain.com \| February 13, 2018 15:18 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66464-australian-wheat-production-drops-38-world-grain-com-february-13-2018-15-18.md) | -0.7% | +1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2019-02-18 | [Australian wheat production falls to 11-year low as drought bites](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60572-australian-wheat-production-falls-to-11-year-low-as-drought-bites.md) | -1.6% | -3.4% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/15226-australian-grain-production-falls-to-average-levels

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