# Australian wheat farmers double down after record harvest

> ABARES expects Australian wheat production in 2021/22 to total 25 million tonnes, down 25% from last season's record harvest of more than 33 million tonnes. The forecast is in line with 10-year averages.

- Date: 2021-03-17 · published 2021-03-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48061-australian-wheat-farmers-double-down-after-record-harvest
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A sharp drop from a record crop tightens Australian wheat export availability, which supports world wheat prices and competes with feed grains for buyers.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2021-10-24 | [Winter crop harvest for season 2021/22 on alert for a record result - Australasian Farmers' & Dealers' Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44505-winter-crop-harvest-for-season-2021-22-on-alert-for-a-record-result.md) | +0.5% | +8.7% |
| WHEAT | 2021-09-30 | [U.S. wheat stocks fall after harvest shortfalls](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45038-u-s-wheat-stocks-fall-after-harvest-shortfalls.md) | +5.6% | +8.7% |
| WHEAT | 2020-02-18 | [Australia says 2019/20 wheat harvest drops to lowest in 12 years](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54573-australia-says-2019-20-wheat-harvest-drops-to-lowest-in-12-years.md) | -0.9% | -0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2025-04-29 | [Smaller Australian wheat crop in 2025/26 \| Farmtario](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25091-smaller-australian-wheat-crop-in-2025-26-farmtario.md) | +2.1% | -2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2024-05-03 | [Australia’s wheat harvest and exports will decline next season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30193-australia-s-wheat-harvest-and-exports-will-decline-next-season.md) | +2.0% | +14.4% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-australia-wheat/australian-wheat-farmers-double-down-after-record-harvest-idUSKBN2B90GU/

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