# Feedgrain Focus: Exports, weaker $A lift values - Supply Chain Council of European Union | Scceu.org

> Export demand from China and a sliding Australian dollar have lifted nearby and new-crop Australian wheat and barley prices by roughly $5-$15 per tonne over the past week. The Australian dollar was quoted at US$0.5530, its weakest since early 2003, making Australian barley, wheat and potentially sorghum competitive for export. Container shortages are pushing the trade toward bulk shipments.

- Date: 2020-03-23 · published 2020-03-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54243-feedgrain-focus-exports-weaker-a-lift-values-supply-chain-council-of-european
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Australian Dollar (USD per AUD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/AUDUSD.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker AUD and firm Chinese feed grain demand make Australian barley and wheat more competitive on world markets, supporting feed grain prices for buyers sourcing barley and wheat.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-04-09 | [Feedgrain Focus: Weak dollar lifts values - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25180-feedgrain-focus-weak-dollar-lifts-values-grain-central.md) | +1.4% | +5.0% |
| WHEAT | 2021-05-07 | [Fed's super-easy policy likely to stick after weak jobs report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47007-fed-s-super-easy-policy-likely-to-stick-after-weak-jobs-report.md) | +3.7% | -2.0% |
| WHEAT | 2024-09-30 | [Wheat Supply Lowered: Impact of China's Economic Stimulus](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28352-wheat-supply-lowered-impact-of-china-s-economic-stimulus.md) | +0.6% | -6.3% |
| WHEAT | 2022-12-15 | [U.S. soybean futures fall; corn, wheat firm with focus on economy \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5520-u-s-soybean-futures-fall-corn-wheat-firm-with-focus-on-economy-reuters.md) | -1.1% | -3.8% |
| WHEAT | 2018-08-02 | [Australian volume needed as Asia seeks extra 20Mt of wheat - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63425-australian-volume-needed-as-asia-seeks-extra-20mt-of-wheat-grain-central.md) | +3.5% | +1.5% |

## Sources

- scceu.org: https://scceu.org/feedgrain-focus-exports-weaker-a-lift-values/

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