# Barley market awaits China news - Grain Central

> Australian farmer selling has picked up as the 2019 harvest advances in the south, and a stronger Australian dollar has pushed grain prices lower. Drought has cut production in Queensland and northern New South Wales to record lows, while Central Queensland wheat came in near 375,000 tonnes.

- Date: 2019-11-05 · published 2019-11-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55973-barley-market-awaits-china-news-grain-central
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Southern Australian supply pressure is weighing on prices, but severe drought in the north limits the downside. Traders are waiting for Chinese demand signals that would support barley and wheat values.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2019-06-13 | [Feedgrain Focus: Diverging seasons split wheat, barley market - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58668-feedgrain-focus-diverging-seasons-split-wheat-barley-market-grain-central.md) | -5.8% | -8.1% |
| WHEAT | 2019-05-06 | [Daily Market Wire 6 May 2019 - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7491-daily-market-wire-6-may-2019-grain-central.md) | -5.4% | -9.6% |
| WHEAT | 2017-03-21 | [Daily market wire 22 March 2017 - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10723-daily-market-wire-22-march-2017-grain-central.md) | +1.9% | +1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2025-10-27 | [Northern barley in home straight as harvest picks up - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22347-northern-barley-in-home-straight-as-harvest-picks-up-grain-central.md) | +3.8% | -1.8% |
| WHEAT | 2017-05-16 | [El Nino bias retreats - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70914-el-nino-bias-retreats-grain-central.md) | +3.2% | +1.7% |

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/markets/barley-market-awaits-china-news/

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