# Grain prices trend higher with more demand and climate variability: ABARES | Farm Online | ACT

> ABARES researchers expect grain prices to stay reasonable in the short term as tight coarse grain supplies support markets. They expect prices to ease about 5% to US$190 a tonne in 2021-22 as supplies build, with longer-term gains later as stocks fall.

- Date: 2021-03-02 · published 2021-03-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48062-grain-prices-trend-higher-with-more-demand-and-climate-variability-abares-farm
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Tight coarse grain supplies support feed grain prices near term, while the expected 2021-22 easing gives buyers some relief. Corn's influence on barley and wheat pricing links the outlook across feed grains.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral
- BARLEY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2020-02-27 | [Big data helps farmers adapt to climate variability \| EurekAlert!](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54445-big-data-helps-farmers-adapt-to-climate-variability-eurekalert.md) | +2.6% | -3.7% |
| CORN | 2026-05-08 | [World food prices rise to more than three year high in April, FAO says - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19272-world-food-prices-rise-to-more-than-three-year-high-in-april-fao-says-grainews.md) | +1.3% | -3.8% |
| CORN | 2021-12-15 | [Higher grain prices expected in 2022 \| Capital Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43671-higher-grain-prices-expected-in-2022-capital-press.md) | -3.5% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2026-08-01 | [Move on 2026 and 2027 grain prices before Aug. 12 USDA report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18392-move-on-2026-and-2027-grain-prices-before-aug-12-usda-report.md) | -0.6% | +10.8% |
| CORN | 2021-06-25 | [As Higher Milk Production Forecasts Settle In, Can Export Demand Help Save Prices? - Dairy Herd](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46748-as-higher-milk-production-forecasts-settle-in-can-export-demand-help-save.md) | +5.6% | -5.6% |
| WHEAT | 2018-01-22 | [ABS says variation in crop estimates is normal \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66945-abs-says-variation-in-crop-estimates-is-normal-farm-online-act.md) | +3.2% | +6.0% |
| WHEAT | 2026-05-08 | [World food prices rise to more than three year high in April, FAO says - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19272-world-food-prices-rise-to-more-than-three-year-high-in-april-fao-says-grainews.md) | +3.3% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2023-09-27 | [The global barley outlook and where next for prices: Grain market daily \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34170-the-global-barley-outlook-and-where-next-for-prices-grain-market-daily-ahdb.md) | -5.3% | -2.4% |

## Sources

- farmonline.com.au: https://www.farmonline.com.au/story/7150283/grain-prices-trend-higher-with-more-demand/

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