# Feedgrain Focus: Prices climb on deferred northern demand - Grain Central

> Increased competition for wheat and barley harvested in Victoria's Mallee and Wimmera has lifted prices by at least $5 per tonne in Australia. Traders are booking grain to send north to New South Wales and Queensland, where Brisbane barley is offered at $360-365 per tonne for January, while growers are reluctant sellers.

- Date: 2019-12-12 · published 2019-12-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55641-feedgrain-focus-prices-climb-on-deferred-northern-demand-grain-central
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Strong northern demand and reluctant grower selling are lifting Australian feed wheat and barley prices, which tightens feed grain availability for buyers in eastern Australia.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/markets/feedgrain-focus-prices-climb-on-deferred-northern-demand/

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