# Optimistic early estimate for 2019-20 grain season | The National Tribune

> South Australian state government estimates 2019-20 grain production at 7.95 million tonnes, the highest since 2016-17, on a crop area of 3.81 million hectares. The minister said further rain is needed in the coming month.

- Date: 2019-08-22 · published 2019-08-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57535-optimistic-early-estimate-for-2019-20-grain-season-the-national-tribune
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Larger South Australian output adds to Australian grain supply, though dry conditions leave yield risk that could support prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral
- BARLEY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-06-15 | [IRI – International Research Institute for Climate and Society \| 2017 June Quick Look](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70407-iri-international-research-institute-for-climate-and-society-2017-june-quick.md) | +0.4% | +0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2019-08-19 | [IRI – International Research Institute for Climate and Society \| 2019 August Quick Look](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57496-iri-international-research-institute-for-climate-and-society-2019-august-quick.md) | -1.3% | -3.5% |
| WHEAT | 2024-06-27 | [Australia: June rain gets national winter crop out of trouble for now](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29708-australia-june-rain-gets-national-winter-crop-out-of-trouble-for-now.md) | -2.2% | +4.2% |
| WHEAT | 2019-12-19 | [IRI – International Research Institute for Climate and Society \| 2019 December Quick Look](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55497-iri-international-research-institute-for-climate-and-society-2019-december.md) | -0.0% | +2.6% |
| WHEAT | 2017-07-19 | [IRI – International Research Institute for Climate and Society \| 2017 July Quick Look](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69874-iri-international-research-institute-for-climate-and-society-2017-july-quick.md) | -2.9% | +0.4% |

## Sources

- nationaltribune.com.au: https://www.nationaltribune.com.au/optimistic-early-estimate-for-2019-20-grain-season/

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