# East coast wheat harvest signals an end to Western Australian grain imports - ABC News

> Good eastern Australian harvests are restoring Queensland's local grain supply, ending years of imports from Western Australia. About 5 Mt of WA grain has been shipped east since 2017 to feed livestock, and Graincorp reports strong protein and quality in new crop.

- Date: 2020-10-24 · published 2020-10-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50603-east-coast-wheat-harvest-signals-an-end-to-western-australian-grain-imports-abc
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Reduced need for WA grain shipments to the east coast lowers domestic freight and export demand for Western Australian wheat and barley, weighing on those prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-12-09 | [What will happen to Australian barley exports? Grain Market Daily \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49705-what-will-happen-to-australian-barley-exports-grain-market-daily-ahdb.md) | -1.1% | +4.5% |
| WHEAT | 2024-08-21 | [Australia, Argentina wheat harvest have high potential to impact U.S. wheat prices](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28851-australia-argentina-wheat-harvest-have-high-potential-to-impact-u-s-wheat-prices.md) | -1.4% | +2.3% |
| WHEAT | 2024-08-05 | [Australia: China missed as wheat harvest nears: AGIC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28740-australia-china-missed-as-wheat-harvest-nears-agic.md) | +4.7% | -2.4% |
| WHEAT | 2018-01-11 | [Dust settles on the wheat harvest, focus switches to demand - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66947-dust-settles-on-the-wheat-harvest-focus-switches-to-demand-grain-central.md) | -0.4% | +6.0% |
| WHEAT | 2022-07-22 | [Ukraine war: Deal signed to allow grain exports to resume by sea - BBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14474-ukraine-war-deal-signed-to-allow-grain-exports-to-resume-by-sea-bbc-news.md) | -10.2% | -1.7% |

## Sources

- abc.net.au: https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10-25/grain-growing-in-queensland-bounces-back-ending-wa-reliance/12799024

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