# ABARES cuts wheat and sorghum crop forecasts  | Queensland Country Life | QLD

> ABARES cut its wheat forecast for Australia after lower-than-expected yields in SA, WA and NSW, and cut its summer crop estimates after dry conditions in Queensland and northern NSW. Queensland sorghum area fell 61% and production is forecast down 74%, with NSW sorghum at a record low. Private forecasters suggest ABARES may be overstating the national wheat crop.

- Date: 2020-02-24 · published 2020-02-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54574-abares-cuts-wheat-and-sorghum-crop-forecasts-queensland-country-life-qld
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Tight sorghum supplies are keeping local feed grain values supported, and a smaller wheat crop lifts feed wheat alternatives. Doubts about the official wheat estimate add uncertainty to supply expectations.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2019-11-12 | [WASDE Lowers Wheat, Corn and Soybean Forecasts \| AgWired](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56021-wasde-lowers-wheat-corn-and-soybean-forecasts-agwired.md) | +3.4% | +0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2024-09-18 | [France cuts soft wheat crop estimate, raises maize forecast](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28262-france-cuts-soft-wheat-crop-estimate-raises-maize-forecast.md) | +11.0% | +5.4% |
| WHEAT | 2020-02-18 | [ABARES announces further cuts to wheat crop \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54571-abares-announces-further-cuts-to-wheat-crop-farm-online-act.md) | -0.9% | -0.1% |
| 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 | 2026-07-06 | [Soufflet forecasts France’s wheat crop at 31.5–32 mln tons](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18286-soufflet-forecasts-france-s-wheat-crop-at-31-5-32-mln-tons.md) | -0.3% | +1.4% |

## Sources

- queenslandcountrylife.com.au: https://www.queenslandcountrylife.com.au/story/6646004/abares-cuts-wheat-and-sorghum-crop-forecasts/

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