# ABARES cuts wheat to 15.2Mt, lifts barley to 8.9Mt - Grain Central

> ABARES cut its estimate for Australia's 2019/20 wheat crop to 15.165 million tonnes, down 4% from 15.852Mt in December, citing lower yields in NSW, South Australia and Western Australia. It also raised its barley estimate 2% to 8.851Mt on a larger Victorian crop and higher Victorian and Tasmanian yields.

- Date: 2020-02-17 · published 2020-02-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54568-abares-cuts-wheat-to-15-2mt-lifts-barley-to-8-9mt-grain-central
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

A smaller Australian wheat crop tightens exportable supplies and supports wheat prices in export markets. The larger barley crop offers some offset for feed grain buyers.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-06-01 | [ABARES forecasts hefty drops for wheat, barley, canola - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18770-abares-forecasts-hefty-drops-for-wheat-barley-canola-grain-central.md) | -2.6% | -0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2018-06-19 | [Wheat/barley price prospects on the rise; oilseeds to fall: ABARES - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64497-wheat-barley-price-prospects-on-the-rise-oilseeds-to-fall-abares-grain-central.md) | -0.7% | -3.1% |
| WHEAT | 2023-09-07 | [ABARES pegs wheat at 25.4Mt, barley 10.5Mt, canola 5.2Mt](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34062-abares-pegs-wheat-at-25-4mt-barley-10-5mt-canola-5-2mt.md) | +2.1% | -4.6% |
| WHEAT | 2020-04-14 | [COVID-19 lifts prices despite big wheat stocks: USDA - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53684-covid-19-lifts-prices-despite-big-wheat-stocks-usda-grain-central.md) | -2.1% | -2.2% |
| WHEAT | 2020-03-03 | [Wheat prices to increase slightly, coarse grains unchanged: ABARES - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54101-wheat-prices-to-increase-slightly-coarse-grains-unchanged-abares-grain-central.md) | +6.1% | -1.7% |

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/cropping/abares-cuts-wheat-to-15-2mt-lifts-barley-to-8-9mt/

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