# Barely production forecast to fall 10pc | Queensland Country Life | QLD

> Barley production in southern Queensland is forecast to fall 10% to around 85,000 tonnes due to dry weather. Plantings have been greatly reduced, with one grower cutting his barley area from 120 to 23 hectares under irrigation.

- Date: 2019-06-21 · published 2019-06-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58547-barely-production-forecast-to-fall-10pc-queensland-country-life-qld
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Small regional barley output in Queensland tightens local feed grain supply, supporting prices for northern feedlots that rely on local grain.

## Read by commodity

- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Sources

- queenslandcountrylife.com.au: https://www.queenslandcountrylife.com.au/story/6234657/green-shoots-push-up-across-the-plains/

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.