# Wheat, barley forecasts mostly higher as seeding gathers pace - Grain Central

> Soaking rains across New South Wales have improved prospects for Australia's 2020/21 winter crop, with planting under way in all states. IKON Commodities raised its wheat forecast 2.3% to 28.53Mt and its barley forecast 3.2% to 9.38Mt, while Australian Crop Forecasters also lifted its wheat estimate to 23.1Mt.

- Date: 2020-04-20 · published 2020-04-20T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53608-wheat-barley-forecasts-mostly-higher-as-seeding-gathers-pace-grain-central
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Larger expected Australian wheat and barley output adds to export supply for the 2020/21 season, which is bearish for global feed grain prices if rains hold.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-10-12 | [Dry WA, ideal SE alter Australian wheat, barley forecasts - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50599-dry-wa-ideal-se-alter-australian-wheat-barley-forecasts-grain-central.md) | +1.2% | -0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2020-03-18 | [Australian wheat crop forecast at 21.4-27.9Mt as seeding starts - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54098-australian-wheat-crop-forecast-at-21-4-27-9mt-as-seeding-starts-grain-central.md) | -5.7% | -1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2019-06-13 | [Feedgrain Focus: Diverging seasons split wheat, barley market - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58668-feedgrain-focus-diverging-seasons-split-wheat-barley-market-grain-central.md) | -5.8% | -8.1% |
| WHEAT | 2025-10-27 | [Northern barley in home straight as harvest picks up - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22347-northern-barley-in-home-straight-as-harvest-picks-up-grain-central.md) | +3.8% | -1.8% |
| WHEAT | 2019-10-28 | [Victorian tour puts wheat, barley yields above ABARES’: GIAV - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56533-victorian-tour-puts-wheat-barley-yields-above-abares-giav-grain-central.md) | -0.2% | +6.0% |

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/cropping/wheat-barley-forecasts-mostly-higher-as-seeding-gathers-pace/

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