# Call for industry planning ahead of bumper crop: ANZ - Grain Central

> ANZ Agri forecasts Australia's national wheat crop at 26 million tonnes, up 71 per cent from last year's 15.2 million, with exports jumping about 90 per cent to 17.5 million tonnes. ANZ warns the supply chain must prepare for the volume.

- Date: 2020-08-12 · published 2020-08-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51556-call-for-industry-planning-ahead-of-bumper-crop-anz-grain-central
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Wheat (HRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/KWHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A sharp rise in Australian wheat exports adds supply to world markets and is likely to weigh on export wheat prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- KWHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-03-04 | [Bumper winter crop on tap for Australia \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25543-bumper-winter-crop-on-tap-for-australia-world-grain.md) | +0.1% | +2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2017-03-07 | [What does ABARES' crystal ball see ahead for grain prices? - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71944-what-does-abares-crystal-ball-see-ahead-for-grain-prices-grain-central.md) | -0.6% | +0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2022-05-31 | [Australia heading for third bumper crop on record plantings - The Business Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41379-australia-heading-for-third-bumper-crop-on-record-plantings-the-business-times.md) | -1.4% | -1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2019-06-17 | [Mixed prospects for Australian winter crop: ABARES - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58543-mixed-prospects-for-australian-winter-crop-abares-grain-central.md) | -6.1% | -8.7% |
| WHEAT | 2023-05-09 | [EU on track for new-crop production boost - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35920-eu-on-track-for-new-crop-production-boost-grain-central.md) | -0.5% | -7.7% |
| KWHEAT | 2019-03-08 | [World wheat crop set for rebound: AMIS - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60025-world-wheat-crop-set-for-rebound-amis-grain-central.md) | +2.3% | +4.6% |
| KWHEAT | 2020-05-13 | [USDA forecasts intense competition on wheat, corn - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53176-usda-forecasts-intense-competition-on-wheat-corn-grain-central.md) | -8.7% | -5.4% |
| KWHEAT | 2020-08-07 | [High wheat production ensures Australia’s grain security in COVID era - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51552-high-wheat-production-ensures-australia-s-grain-security-in-covid-era-grain.md) | +1.9% | +13.8% |

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/news/call-for-industry-planning-ahead-of-bumper-crop-anz/

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