# Top crop - Outback Magazine : R.M. Williams

> An Outback Magazine feature describes an excellent harvest across Australia after several drought years. GRDC projects winter crop output up 76% in 2020-21, with wheat expected above 30 million tonnes and a crop near the 2016-17 record.

- Date: 2021-01-19 · published 2021-01-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49106-top-crop-outback-magazine-r-m-williams
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

A near-record Australian crop expands export availability for wheat and barley, which tends to weigh on international prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-05-29 | [French Soft Wheat Crop Rating Steady At Decade High \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35914-french-soft-wheat-crop-rating-steady-at-decade-high-esm-magazine.md) | -1.4% | -1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2024-05-22 | [Dryness Threatens Australia's Canola Output, Wheat Seen Recovering \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30188-dryness-threatens-australia-s-canola-output-wheat-seen-recovering-esm-magazine.md) | -7.4% | -10.9% |
| WHEAT | 2020-05-05 | [Winter Crop Outlook Australia: Strong Rebound](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53071-winter-crop-outlook-australia-strong-rebound.md) | -1.7% | -1.0% |
| WHEAT | 2023-01-06 | [Record crop still on track - The Guardian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37739-record-crop-still-on-track-the-guardian.md) | -2.7% | -3.0% |
| WHEAT | 2019-07-19 | [EU Heading For Large Wheat Crop Despite Early Summer Heatwave \| ESM Magazine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58035-eu-heading-for-large-wheat-crop-despite-early-summer-heatwave-esm-magazine.md) | -2.5% | -2.5% |

## Sources

- outbackmag.com.au: https://www.outbackmag.com.au/top-crop/

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