# Positive outlook for feed grain production | Meat & Livestock Australia

> Improved seasonal conditions across eastern Australia are supporting winter crops, and grain prices have started to soften. Darling Downs delivered wheat averaged A$380/t in July, down 5% year on year, while barley fell 20% to A$330/t and sorghum eased 4% to A$325/t.

- Date: 2020-07-23 · published 2020-07-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52067-positive-outlook-for-feed-grain-production-meat-and-livestock-australia
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Better crop prospects and softer local feed grain prices lower the cost of feed grains for Australian lot feeders and weigh on feed grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼
- SORGHUM: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-10-07 | [La Niña's Mixed Blessing: For Australia, a 90% Jump in Wheat Production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50566-la-nina-s-mixed-blessing-for-australia-a-90-jump-in-wheat-production.md) | +0.4% | -0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2019-04-23 | [Global Wheat Market Outlook For Australian Growers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59641-global-wheat-market-outlook-for-australian-growers.md) | -4.2% | -0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2026-07-31 | [Australia’s winter crop outlook takes more positive turn – News Hub](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18305-australia-s-winter-crop-outlook-takes-more-positive-turn-news-hub.md) | -1.7% | +3.8% |
| WHEAT | 2025-07-29 | [Australia's grain production boosted by recent rains \| Queensland Country Life \| QLD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23719-australia-s-grain-production-boosted-by-recent-rains-queensland-country-life-qld.md) | -0.7% | -0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2020-12-03 | [Australia to Harvest Second Biggest Wheat Crop on Record \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49623-australia-to-harvest-second-biggest-wheat-crop-on-record-feed-and-grain.md) | +9.8% | +9.8% |

## Sources

- mla.com.au: https://www.mla.com.au/prices-markets/market-news/2020/positive-outlook-for-feed-grain-production/

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