# Feedgrain Focus: Weaker barley price buys demand - Grain Central

> Southern Australian barley is under supply pressure as harvest tonnage reaches bulk-handling sites, with barley trading at a discount to wheat. Feedlots and regional mills are taking F1 and discounted F2 and F3 barley, and a Swan Hill trader reports prices down about $5/t in a week.

- Date: 2019-10-31 · published 2019-10-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/56628-feedgrain-focus-weaker-barley-price-buys-demand-grain-central
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Heavy new-crop barley supply and a wider discount to wheat push feed barley values lower, making barley a cheaper rations option for southern Queensland and NSW feeders.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/markets/feedgrain-focus-weaker-barley-price-buys-demand/

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