# Feedgrain Focus: Exports, weaker AUD lift values - Grain Central

> Export demand from China and a sliding Australian dollar have lifted nearby and new-crop Australian wheat and barley by about $5-$15 per tonne over the past week. The AUD was quoted at US$0.5530, its weakest since early 2003, and COVID-19 has tightened container supply, pushing more grain into bulk shipping.

- Date: 2020-03-19 · published 2020-03-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54200-feedgrain-focus-exports-weaker-aud-lift-values-grain-central
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Australian Dollar (USD per AUD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/AUDUSD.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker Aussie dollar makes Australian feed barley and wheat more competitive on export markets, supporting prices and pulling demand toward Australian origin.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- AUDUSD: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-09-24 | [Feedgrain Focus: Export demand, local shorts lift values - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10438-feedgrain-focus-export-demand-local-shorts-lift-values-grain-central.md) | +6.7% | +11.0% |
| WHEAT | 2020-01-30 | [Feedgrain Focus: Values hold on patchy rain, firm offers - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55139-feedgrain-focus-values-hold-on-patchy-rain-firm-offers-grain-central.md) | -0.0% | +3.2% |
| WHEAT | 2023-11-16 | [Feedgrain Focus: Barley lifts on China demand - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12477-feedgrain-focus-barley-lifts-on-china-demand-grain-central.md) | +3.7% | +0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2023-08-11 | [Feedgrain Focus: China lifts barley, dry lifts wheat - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34658-feedgrain-focus-china-lifts-barley-dry-lifts-wheat-beef-central.md) | -1.5% | -7.4% |
| WHEAT | 2026-07-16 | [Feedgrain Focus: Offshore heat kicks local market - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5068-feedgrain-focus-offshore-heat-kicks-local-market-grain-central.md) | +4.0% | -0.0% |

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/markets/feedgrain-focus-exports-weaker-aud-lift-values/

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