# Tough times take toll on Australian winter crop: Rabobank - Grain Central

> Rabobank forecasts Australia's 2019/20 winter crop at 27.7 million tonnes, the smallest since 2007/08 and about 9% below last year's drought-reduced harvest. Western Australia is projected at 11.9 million tonnes, down 33%, and Queensland's crop is seen at just under 0.5 million tonnes amid ongoing severe drought.

- Date: 2019-10-21 · published 2019-10-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56532-tough-times-take-toll-on-australian-winter-crop-rabobank-grain-central
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Sharply lower Australian wheat and barley output reduces export availability and supports prices for wheat and feed barley in global markets.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2024-10-25 | [Crop estimates reflect tough SE Australian season - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27827-crop-estimates-reflect-tough-se-australian-season-grain-central.md) | +0.1% | -1.6% |
| WHEAT | 2020-01-17 | [South Australia estimates winter crop at 6.25Mt - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55029-south-australia-estimates-winter-crop-at-6-25mt-grain-central.md) | +0.1% | -5.2% |
| WHEAT | 2018-10-10 | [Eastern drought pushes Australian winter crop forecast lower - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62503-eastern-drought-pushes-australian-winter-crop-forecast-lower-grain-central.md) | +8.2% | +4.5% |
| WHEAT | 2018-11-01 | [Australia set for smallest winter crop in a decade: Rural Bank - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61992-australia-set-for-smallest-winter-crop-in-a-decade-rural-bank-grain-central.md) | -3.7% | -5.1% |
| WHEAT | 2019-05-16 | [Drought takes toll on Australian grain \| 2019-05-16  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59057-drought-takes-toll-on-australian-grain-2019-05-16-world-grain.md) | +10.5% | +9.9% |

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/markets/tough-times-take-toll-on-australian-winter-crop-rabobank/

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