# 2019 winter crop a mixed bag | Farm Online | ACT

> Australian winter crop prospects are split: Western Australia, much of South Australia, Victoria and the Riverina are generally good, while northern NSW and Queensland's Darling Downs are poor. Analysts forecast up to four million tonnes of extra wheat production year on year, but total output remains below long-term averages.

- Date: 2019-07-16 · published 2019-07-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58038-2019-winter-crop-a-mixed-bag-farm-online-act
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Improved southern crops ease some supply tightness, but dry northern regions and spring weather risk keep Australian wheat supply below average, supporting feed grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral
- BARLEY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-06-24 | [Winter climate outlook hard to predict with mixed signals \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52528-winter-climate-outlook-hard-to-predict-with-mixed-signals-farm-online-act.md) | +0.3% | -5.4% |
| WHEAT | 2018-08-22 | [WA set to carry national crop \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63500-wa-set-to-carry-national-crop-farm-online-act.md) | +1.0% | -0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2021-03-02 | [Perspective advised on northern crop assessments \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48086-perspective-advised-on-northern-crop-assessments-farm-online-act.md) | -2.2% | -2.4% |
| WHEAT | 2025-10-28 | [75% of corn harvested in France, winter crop sowing accelerates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22340-75-of-corn-harvested-in-france-winter-crop-sowing-accelerates.md) | -2.9% | -6.2% |
| WHEAT | 2022-11-05 | [Expect bumper winter crop despite wet - The Guardian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38636-expect-bumper-winter-crop-despite-wet-the-guardian.md) | +7.3% | -2.3% |

## Sources

- farmonline.com.au: https://www.farmonline.com.au/story/6277928/2019-winter-crop-a-mixed-bag/

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