# Eastern grain demand won’t wane soon | Countryman

> Dry conditions on Australia's east coast are sustaining demand for Western Australian grain, with 200,000 to 300,000 tonnes a month shipped east for feed. Depleted east coast stocks and a poor sorghum harvest are driving the demand, and Australian wheat output is forecast to rebound to 20 million tonnes in 2019-20.

- Date: 2019-07-03 · published 2019-07-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58042-eastern-grain-demand-won-t-wane-soon-countryman
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Strong east coast feed demand supports prices for wheat and barley in eastern Australia, while the forecast production rebound limits longer-term upside.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-10-19 | [U.S. grains: Soy, wheat, corn firm on export demand - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68544-u-s-grains-soy-wheat-corn-firm-on-export-demand-agcanada.md) | +0.2% | -3.0% |
| WHEAT | 2017-03-09 | [Australian grain exports surge \| Queensland Country Life \| QLD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71947-australian-grain-exports-surge-queensland-country-life-qld.md) | +0.7% | +0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2021-04-13 | [China's Q1 soybean, grains imports surge on strong demand](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11178-china-s-q1-soybean-grains-imports-surge-on-strong-demand.md) | +4.1% | +7.2% |
| WHEAT | 2020-11-26 | [INTERVIEW: China grain demand reflects structural change: US Grains Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50014-interview-china-grain-demand-reflects-structural-change-us-grains-council.md) | -0.5% | +8.9% |
| WHEAT | 2023-11-17 | [Ukrainian wheat is experiencing another surge in demand from Asian countries](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12254-ukrainian-wheat-is-experiencing-another-surge-in-demand-from-asian-countries.md) | +3.7% | +1.7% |

## Sources

- countryman.com.au: https://www.countryman.com.au/countryman/grain/eastern-grain-demand-wont-wane-soon-ng-b881223179z

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