# Australia’s winter crop production estimated to increase 89% | 2021-02-16  | World Grain

> ABARES' February report forecast Australia's 2020-21 winter crop at 55.2 million tonnes, up 89% and the second largest on record. Wheat is put at 33.3Mt, barley at 13.1Mt and canola at 4.1Mt. Summer crop output is forecast at 3.3Mt.

- Date: 2021-02-16 · published 2021-02-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48598-australia-s-winter-crop-production-estimated-to-increase-89-2021-02-16-world
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Larger Australian winter grain and canola output increases export supply, which pressures world wheat, barley and canola meal prices. The below-average summer crop limits the size of that bearish effect on sorghum.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼
- CANMEAL: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-06-10 | [Australia winter crop production expected to increase \| 2020-06-10  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52590-australia-winter-crop-production-expected-to-increase-2020-06-10-world-grain.md) | -1.1% | -5.3% |
| WHEAT | 2026-09-01 | [Australia’s winter crop production revised up \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17449-australia-s-winter-crop-production-revised-up-world-grain.md) | +1.0% | +2.6% |
| WHEAT | 2026-03-02 | [Australia’s winter crop production revised higher \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20123-australia-s-winter-crop-production-revised-higher-world-grain.md) | +1.6% | +0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2024-06-04 | [Australian winter crop totals expected to increase 9% \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29706-australian-winter-crop-totals-expected-to-increase-9-world-grain.md) | +2.7% | -8.5% |
| WHEAT | 2021-02-17 | [Australia raises wheat crop estimate to new record \| 2021-02-17  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48596-australia-raises-wheat-crop-estimate-to-new-record-2021-02-17-world-grain.md) | +0.8% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/14877-australias-winter-crop-production-estimated-to-increase-89

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