# With an almost $7 billion crop, history shines on WA's most valuable and second largest harvest - ABC News

> Grain Industry Association of Western Australia's final report put the 2018-19 harvest at 17.9 million tonnes, worth almost $7 billion and the state's most valuable crop. Strong demand from drought-hit eastern Australia drove record profits, and the state's main grain handler built 1.1 million tonnes of emergency storage.

- Date: 2019-02-07 · published 2019-02-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/60657-with-an-almost-7-billion-crop-history-shines-on-wa-s-most-valuable-and-second
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Strong eastern demand and a large WA harvest shape Australian export flows and wheat, barley and oat pricing for feed buyers in Asia.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: neutral
- WHEAT: neutral
- BARLEY: neutral
- CANMEAL: neutral

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| WHEAT | 2025-09-24 | [Soybeans ease to nearly 6-week low on harvest pressure, lack of China demand - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22900-soybeans-ease-to-nearly-6-week-low-on-harvest-pressure-lack-of-china-demand.md) | -0.9% | +1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2025-04-16 | [Commodity Crop Sector Outlook for Harvest 2025 - Brown&Co](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25053-commodity-crop-sector-outlook-for-harvest-2025-brown-and-co.md) | +2.6% | +2.5% |
| WHEAT | 2022-06-06 | [Record-breaking exports, big crops put Australian farmers on track for bumper season - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40890-record-breaking-exports-big-crops-put-australian-farmers-on-track-for-bumper.md) | +0.1% | -0.9% |
| WHEAT | 2025-04-04 | [Basis flat as farmers monitor crop conditions — TradingView News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25163-basis-flat-as-farmers-monitor-crop-conditions-tradingview-news.md) | -0.7% | +2.5% |
| OATS | 2025-08-26 | [Midwest oat growers want a renaissance, but it will be hard without Big Ag](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23371-midwest-oat-growers-want-a-renaissance-but-it-will-be-hard-without-big-ag.md) | -2.6% | -1.1% |
| OATS | 2026-02-19 | [Ukrainian oat exports hit a 10-year record despite crop reduction – AgroNews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20666-ukrainian-oat-exports-hit-a-10-year-record-despite-crop-reduction-agronews.md) | -2.2% | +13.4% |
| OATS | 2017-06-26 | [Canada's Richardson buys European Oat Millers](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70535-canada-s-richardson-buys-european-oat-millers.md) | +13.9% | +13.5% |

## Sources

- abc.net.au: https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2019-02-08/history-shines-on-most-valuable-wa-harvest/10787676

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