# Barley exceeds expectations | The Land | NSW

> ABARES data showed New South Wales barley plantings up over 25% to 750,000 hectares, and barley area rose about 27% nationally with strong plantings in South Australia and Western Australia. Estimates suggest Australia could produce 9 to 10 million tonnes of barley.

- Date: 2019-08-06 · published 2019-08-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57534-barley-exceeds-expectations-the-land-nsw
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

A large Australian barley crop adds export supply that could pressure barley prices, particularly into Asian feed markets.

## Read by commodity

- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Sources

- theland.com.au: https://www.theland.com.au/story/6312770/barley-exceeds-expectations/

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