# Australian wheat production falls to 11-year low as drought bites

> ABARES final tally put Australia's 2018/19 wheat output at 17.3 million tonnes, down from 21.24 million a year earlier and slightly above its December estimate. It is the smallest crop since 2007/08 after drought.

- Date: 2019-02-18 · published 2019-02-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60572-australian-wheat-production-falls-to-11-year-low-as-drought-bites
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A small Australian wheat crop reduces export availability in a major exporter, supporting world wheat prices and Asian buyers' demand for alternative origins.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2021-05-03 | [Australian grain production falls to average levels  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47057-australian-grain-production-falls-to-average-levels-world-grain.md) | -5.4% | -5.4% |
| WHEAT | 2026-04-29 | [Australia’s wheat production forecast to drop \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19682-australia-s-wheat-production-forecast-to-drop-world-grain.md) | -3.1% | -0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2024-03-29 | [EU sees soft wheat production falling to four-year low in 2024/25](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31152-eu-sees-soft-wheat-production-falling-to-four-year-low-in-2024-25.md) | -1.3% | +1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2025-06-03 | [Australia to cut wheat production by 10% in 2025/26 — ABARES](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24169-australia-to-cut-wheat-production-by-10-in-2025-26-abares.md) | -1.0% | -0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2019-11-06 | [Australia: FCStone estimates wheat production at only](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56011-australia-fcstone-estimates-wheat-production-at-only.md) | +3.2% | +7.4% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL3N20D1U5/

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