# Feed Barley Prices Supported By China Demand

> Western Australian harvest yields have disappointed, with wheat possibly under 5.5 MMT and barley under 3.2 MMT. Low-quality wheat is rallying as exporters buy to blend into feed shipments to Asia, and the national wheat crop may fall under 14.5 MMT.

- Date: 2019-12-03 · published 2019-12-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55535-feed-barley-prices-supported-by-china-demand
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Tight low-grade wheat and barley supplies in WA raise feed prices for Asian buyers, with the feed-quality rally signalling firmer demand for substitutes.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-08-16 | [Demand will keep barley prices firm - Farmers Weekly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63581-demand-will-keep-barley-prices-firm-farmers-weekly.md) | -0.2% | +6.2% |
| WHEAT | 2020-10-29 | [Dryness supports prices \| WA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50690-dryness-supports-prices-wa.md) | -2.0% | -7.4% |
| WHEAT | 2019-08-01 | [Feedgrain Focus: Export demand, continuing dry bolster prices - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57696-feedgrain-focus-export-demand-continuing-dry-bolster-prices-grain-central.md) | -0.7% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2025-07-30 | [EU wheat rises, supported by high Russian prices — TradingView News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23798-eu-wheat-rises-supported-by-high-russian-prices-tradingview-news.md) | -0.7% | -0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2023-02-14 | [Wheat prices are supported by forecasts of a reduced harvest next season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37374-wheat-prices-are-supported-by-forecasts-of-a-reduced-harvest-next-season.md) | -1.2% | -7.6% |

## Sources

- grainbrokers.com.au: https://www.grainbrokers.com.au/weather-outlook-great-for-harvest-but-not-for-summer-crop-prospects/

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