# Grain prices firm on WA crop concerns  | Queensland Country Life | QLD

> Feed barley values on the Darling Downs rose $20 in a fortnight to $375 per tonne and wheat rose $10 to $400 amid concerns over Western Australian crops. GIWA forecasts WA 2019 wheat production at 7.45 million tonnes, down 26.6% year on year.

- Date: 2019-08-18 · published 2019-08-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57540-grain-prices-firm-on-wa-crop-concerns-queensland-country-life-qld
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A 26.6% fall in WA wheat output would tighten supply for southern Queensland feed users, supporting domestic grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-09-24 | [Grain prices surge as crop sink \| Queensland Country Life \| QLD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62991-grain-prices-surge-as-crop-sink-queensland-country-life-qld.md) | -0.1% | +7.8% |
| WHEAT | 2016-05-16 | [Dry weather and weaker dollar lifts grain prices
 \| Queensland Country Life \| QLD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6787-dry-weather-and-weaker-dollar-lifts-grain-prices-queensland-country-life-qld.md) | -0.7% | +2.7% |
| WHEAT | 2020-01-16 | [Grain prices rally after disappointing harvest \| Queensland Country Life \| QLD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55032-grain-prices-rally-after-disappointing-harvest-queensland-country-life-qld.md) | -0.2% | -5.3% |
| WHEAT | 2019-06-17 | [North braces for ongoing tight grain supplies  \| Queensland Country Life \| QLD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58546-north-braces-for-ongoing-tight-grain-supplies-queensland-country-life-qld.md) | -6.1% | -8.7% |
| WHEAT | 2018-06-18 | [Crop forecasts tumble with prolonged dry

 \| Queensland Country Life \| QLD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64498-crop-forecasts-tumble-with-prolonged-dry-queensland-country-life-qld.md) | -0.3% | -3.8% |

## Sources

- queenslandcountrylife.com.au: https://www.queenslandcountrylife.com.au/story/6336085/grain-prices-firm-on-wa-crop-concerns/

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