# Dry WA, ideal SE alter Australian wheat, barley forecasts - Grain Central

> National forecasters raised Australia's 2020-21 wheat estimate to 28.2 Mt and barley to 10.4 Mt, up from July's 26 Mt and 10 Mt. Deteriorating prospects in Western Australia are offset by a strong outlook for south-eastern Australia, where NSW may produce its biggest wheat crop on record.

- Date: 2020-10-12 · published 2020-10-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50599-dry-wa-ideal-se-alter-australian-wheat-barley-forecasts-grain-central
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Larger Australian wheat and barley supplies add export competition and put downward pressure on feed grain prices, though WA's dry conditions limit how far the upgrade goes.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-04-20 | [Wheat, barley forecasts mostly higher as seeding gathers pace - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53608-wheat-barley-forecasts-mostly-higher-as-seeding-gathers-pace-grain-central.md) | -2.1% | -2.3% |
| WHEAT | 2020-03-18 | [Australian wheat crop forecast at 21.4-27.9Mt as seeding starts - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54098-australian-wheat-crop-forecast-at-21-4-27-9mt-as-seeding-starts-grain-central.md) | -5.7% | -1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2019-06-13 | [Feedgrain Focus: Diverging seasons split wheat, barley market - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58668-feedgrain-focus-diverging-seasons-split-wheat-barley-market-grain-central.md) | -5.8% | -8.1% |
| WHEAT | 2019-10-28 | [Victorian tour puts wheat, barley yields above ABARES’: GIAV - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56533-victorian-tour-puts-wheat-barley-yields-above-abares-giav-grain-central.md) | -0.2% | +6.0% |
| WHEAT | 2024-04-09 | [Australia to increase wheat and barley crops](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30666-australia-to-increase-wheat-and-barley-crops.md) | -0.6% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/cropping/dry-wa-ideal-se-alter-australian-wheat-barley-forecasts/

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