# National wheat yield forecast predicts spatially variable season - Queensland Alliance for 
Agriculture and Food Innovation - University of Queensland

> The University of Queensland's May 2020 national wheat outlook projects an approximately average Australian wheat yield, with large regional variation. Southern states show above-normal yield potential while parts of Queensland are drier.

- Date: 2020-05-08 · published 2020-05-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53075-national-wheat-yield-forecast-predicts-spatially-variable-season-queensland
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

An average national yield outlook implies normal export supply, so it has limited price impact relative to the broader crop recovery narrative.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral

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## Sources

- qaafi.uq.edu.au: https://qaafi.uq.edu.au/article/2020/05/national-wheat-yield-forecast-predicts-spatially-variable-season

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