# NSW crop production set to triple in size after sharp turnaround in rainfall - ABC News

> ABC reports ABARES forecasts NSW winter crop production tripling to 12 million tonnes on a sown area near 5.9 million hectares, after heavy rain ended three years of drought. Farmers still face risks from a wet finish or frost.

- Date: 2020-08-04 · published 2020-08-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51555-nsw-crop-production-set-to-triple-in-size-after-sharp-turnaround-in-rainfall
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

A much larger NSW crop adds substantial feed grain and wheat supply to the domestic and export market, which is bearish for local and export grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-06-09 | [After years of drought, good rainfall will boost Australia's grain production by 50 per cent this year - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52586-after-years-of-drought-good-rainfall-will-boost-australia-s-grain-production-by.md) | -1.0% | -6.3% |
| WHEAT | 2017-01-12 | [NSW winter crop set to break the record - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72954-nsw-winter-crop-set-to-break-the-record-abc-news.md) | +0.9% | +5.3% |
| WHEAT | 2025-07-31 | [Australia's crop outlook improves after soaking rainfall \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23717-australia-s-crop-outlook-improves-after-soaking-rainfall-the-land-nsw.md) | -0.5% | -0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2019-12-07 | [Wheat Production Expected to Hit New High in 2020 after Record Monsoon Rains in India - Grainmart News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55557-wheat-production-expected-to-hit-new-high-in-2020-after-record-monsoon-rains-in.md) | -3.5% | -0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2020-05-16 | [Going With the Grain: A nation-wide look at crop prospects - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53074-going-with-the-grain-a-nation-wide-look-at-crop-prospects-abc-news.md) | +0.6% | +1.2% |
| OATS | 2020-08-06 | [Large Canadian oat crop may pressure prices \| The Western Producer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51668-large-canadian-oat-crop-may-pressure-prices-the-western-producer.md) | -3.5% | +0.1% |
| OATS | 2025-10-17 | [Strong WA oat crop drives gains in Asian consumer market - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22441-strong-wa-oat-crop-drives-gains-in-asian-consumer-market-grain-central.md) | +5.5% | +6.9% |
| OATS | 2021-04-30 | [Favourable start for forage oats crops - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47663-favourable-start-for-forage-oats-crops-grain-central.md) | +3.3% | -5.9% |

## Sources

- abc.net.au: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-04/nsw-crop-production-set-to-triple-in-size/12518816

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