# La Niña's Mixed Blessing: For Australia, a 90% Jump in Wheat Production

> Gro Intelligence forecasts Australian wheat production in 2020/21 to rise about 90% as La Niña brings extra rain to Australia. The same La Niña is creating drought in Brazil, Argentina and the US.

- Date: 2020-10-07 · published 2020-10-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50566-la-nina-s-mixed-blessing-for-australia-a-90-jump-in-wheat-production
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

A large Australian crop rebound adds to export supply and could weigh on wheat prices, while drought in South America and the US supports corn and soybeans.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-07-23 | [Positive outlook for feed grain production \| Meat & Livestock Australia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52067-positive-outlook-for-feed-grain-production-meat-and-livestock-australia.md) | +0.7% | -1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2018-03-06 | [La Niña Rains Bring Relief to Australian Wheat](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65929-la-nina-rains-bring-relief-to-australian-wheat.md) | -0.0% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2025-08-27 | [Analysts lift Australia's wheat harvest forecast on improved crop conditions — TradingView News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23270-analysts-lift-australia-s-wheat-harvest-forecast-on-improved-crop-conditions.md) | +0.1% | -0.9% |
| WHEAT | 2020-07-29 | [Australia hopes for 'magnificent' wheat crop in pandemic economy - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52071-australia-hopes-for-magnificent-wheat-crop-in-pandemic-economy-the-business.md) | -1.3% | +0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2020-11-02 | [Just when Australia needs it, wheat farmers start bumper harvest](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50130-just-when-australia-needs-it-wheat-farmers-start-bumper-harvest.md) | -1.8% | -7.4% |
| CORN | 2025-08-22 | [What are the prospects for grain production in Argentina?](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13838-what-are-the-prospects-for-grain-production-in-argentina.md) | -0.6% | +7.6% |
| CORN | 2026-09-04 | [Will a ‘Super’ El Niño Impact the Weather and Food Production in 2026? - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17398-will-a-super-el-nino-impact-the-weather-and-food-production-in-2026-bloomberg.md) | +0.5% | +1.9% |
| CORN | 2021-05-13 | [A"maize"ing global support for wheat prices \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47137-a-maize-ing-global-support-for-wheat-prices-the-land-nsw.md) | -7.7% | -2.2% |

## Sources

- gro-intelligence.com: https://www.gro-intelligence.com/insights/la-ninas-mixed-blessing-for-australia-a-90-jump-in-wheat-production

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