# WA grain growers rise above challenges | Countryman

> Co-operative Bulk Handling received 9.4 million tonnes of WA grain, and the GIWA December estimate puts the harvest at 11.2 million tonnes, about 6.8 million below last year. Wheat is seen at 5.58 million tonnes and barley at 3.98 million tonnes.

- Date: 2020-01-09 · published 2020-01-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55030-wa-grain-growers-rise-above-challenges-countryman
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

The sharp WA shortfall tightens Australian wheat and barley availability, supporting export prices and east coast feed grain costs.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲
- CANMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2021-07-16 | [Afternoon Market Recap for July 16, 2021 - Morrow County Grain Growers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7780-afternoon-market-recap-for-july-16-2021-morrow-county-grain-growers.md) | +0.1% | -0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2026-07-14 | [Corn Leads Grain Rally on July WASDE Surprise \| CZ app](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18278-corn-leads-grain-rally-on-july-wasde-surprise-cz-app.md) | +4.5% | +1.1% |
| WHEAT | 2018-10-26 | [Late rain a boost for southern crop yield \| Countryman](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62505-late-rain-a-boost-for-southern-crop-yield-countryman.md) | +0.8% | -3.7% |
| WHEAT | 2019-08-18 | [Grain prices firm on WA crop concerns  \| Queensland Country Life \| QLD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57540-grain-prices-firm-on-wa-crop-concerns-queensland-country-life-qld.md) | -1.3% | -3.5% |
| WHEAT | 2018-05-25 | [Contact Us - Sherbrooke Record - Wheat Prices Firm as Weather Risks in India and U.S. Challenge Global Grain Abundance](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65068-contact-us-sherbrooke-record-wheat-prices-firm-as-weather-risks-in-india-and-u.md) | -0.6% | -2.0% |

## Sources

- countryman.com.au: https://www.countryman.com.au/countryman/grain/wa-grain-growers-rise-above-challenges-ng-b881422406z

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