# China exit may further pressure WA barley area - Grain Central

> CBH Group's trading manager said WA barley area could fall further from 2021 if China stays out of the Australian barley market. GIWA's latest estimate puts WA planted barley area at 1.62Mha, down from last year's record 1.9Mha after China's tariff.

- Date: 2020-07-29 · published 2020-07-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/52185-china-exit-may-further-pressure-wa-barley-area-grain-central
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Australian barley area and China's absence widen the barley-wheat spread, which supports barley prices and shifts feed demand toward wheat and other feed grains.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-12-11 | [Barley: All dressed up and nowhere to go - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61623-barley-all-dressed-up-and-nowhere-to-go-grain-central.md) | +3.5% | +2.1% |
| WHEAT | 2020-05-13 | [UK barley exports – where in the world could they go? Grain Market Daily \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53201-uk-barley-exports-where-in-the-world-could-they-go-grain-market-daily-ahdb.md) | -0.4% | +0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2023-01-24 | [China’s grain import volume declines in 2022 - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14873-china-s-grain-import-volume-declines-in-2022-grain-central.md) | +4.1% | +3.2% |
| WHEAT | 2023-04-03 | [Barley prices in France fell ahead of talks between China and Australia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36482-barley-prices-in-france-fell-ahead-of-talks-between-china-and-australia.md) | -13.2% | -13.6% |
| WHEAT | 2025-10-15 | [Australia, China groups review feed grain use \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22346-australia-china-groups-review-feed-grain-use-world-grain.md) | +0.4% | -2.4% |

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/markets/china-exit-may-further-pressure-wa-barley-area/

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