# Headwinds ahead for Australian agriculture: Rabobank - Grain Central

> Rabobank's 2019 Agribusiness Outlook expects global wheat prices to come under pressure in the second half of 2019 as new Australian crop arrives. It flags a China anti-dumping investigation into Australian barley, with a first decision expected in early February.

- Date: 2019-01-30 · published 2019-01-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61048-headwinds-ahead-for-australian-agriculture-rabobank-grain-central
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A possible Chinese tariff on Australian barley would disrupt a major trade flow and pressure export prices, while tight global barley stocks offer support.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-01-28 | [Sprouted wheat an option for Asian feed: AEGIC - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43095-sprouted-wheat-an-option-for-asian-feed-aegic-grain-central.md) | -1.8% | +2.3% |
| WHEAT | 2021-01-11 | [Bumper wheat crop helps Australia look beyond China \| Agriculture \| Al Jazeera](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49108-bumper-wheat-crop-helps-australia-look-beyond-china-agriculture-al-jazeera.md) | +1.4% | -4.0% |
| WHEAT | 2019-07-04 | [Australian Agriculture Sector Likely To Get Impacted From The U.S-China Trade Truce](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58043-australian-agriculture-sector-likely-to-get-impacted-from-the-u-s-china-trade.md) | -1.2% | -4.3% |
| WHEAT | 2024-12-26 | [Rabobank details possible agriculture difficulties during 2025 \| MEAT+POULTRY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13527-rabobank-details-possible-agriculture-difficulties-during-2025-meat-poultry.md) | +0.4% | -1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2022-08-22 | [Australian wheat under pressure from Ukraine, South America competition \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40017-australian-wheat-under-pressure-from-ukraine-south-america-competition-s-and-p.md) | -9.3% | -9.7% |

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/news/headwinds-ahead-for-australian-agriculture-rabobank/

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