# Feedgrain Focus: Wheat, barley firm on logistics

> Australian wheat and barley prices firmed in the past week as consumers booked small amounts above export parity. Northbound road freight is tight as trucks prioritise grain and containers to port, while the Brisbane sorghum container market holds a premium on China demand.

- Date: 2021-03-01 · published 2021-03-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/48712-feedgrain-focus-wheat-barley-firm-on-logistics
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Transport bottlenecks and firm export demand are supporting Australian feed grain values, raising local costs for feedmillers.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-07-01 | [Feedgrain Focus: Boat barley caps northern market](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35567-feedgrain-focus-boat-barley-caps-northern-market.md) | -9.9% | -6.9% |
| WHEAT | 2021-04-29 | [Feedgrain Focus: Tight logistics, grower absence lift bids - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47556-feedgrain-focus-tight-logistics-grower-absence-lift-bids-grain-central.md) | -5.4% | -5.4% |
| WHEAT | 2020-03-19 | [Wheat: shutdown puts logistics in trouble - Mundus Agri](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8242-wheat-shutdown-puts-logistics-in-trouble-mundus-agri.md) | -5.4% | -2.2% |
| WHEAT | 2021-08-19 | [Feedgrain Focus:  Offshore, lockdown lift prices - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45677-feedgrain-focus-offshore-lockdown-lift-prices-grain-central.md) | +0.4% | +4.9% |
| WHEAT | 2026-03-01 | [Logistics disruptions keep Ukraine wheat exports at low levels, union says](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14138-logistics-disruptions-keep-ukraine-wheat-exports-at-low-levels-union-says.md) | +1.6% | +0.1% |

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/markets/feedgrain-focus-wheat-barley-firm-on-logistics/

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