# The winter crop that was: West trumps East in 2018 - Grain Central

> Grain Central reviews Australia's 2018 winter crop, with Western Australia near a record and eastern states hit by severe drought. WA estimates were revised up late in the season after strong harvest results.

- Date: 2019-01-15 · published 2019-01-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61049-the-winter-crop-that-was-west-trumps-east-in-2018-grain-central
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

A contrast between a strong western harvest and a poor east supports regional basis differences and shapes feed grain availability for domestic buyers.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral
- BARLEY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2019-10-30 | [Central Queensland winter crop defies eastern drought - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56536-central-queensland-winter-crop-defies-eastern-drought-grain-central.md) | -0.2% | +7.3% |
| WHEAT | 2026-03-10 | [European, Maghreb winter crops humming along - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20110-european-maghreb-winter-crops-humming-along-grain-central.md) | -1.3% | -1.1% |
| WHEAT | 2021-05-19 | [Australian winter crop around 70pc planted - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47054-australian-winter-crop-around-70pc-planted-grain-central.md) | -2.8% | +2.2% |
| WHEAT | 2024-04-10 | [Winter-crop plant off to patchy start across Australia - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30668-winter-crop-plant-off-to-patchy-start-across-australia-grain-central.md) | -0.4% | -0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2020-12-22 | [Condition of European and US winter crops poles apart - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49592-condition-of-european-and-us-winter-crops-poles-apart-grain-central.md) | +0.2% | +7.6% |

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/cropping/the-winter-crop-that-was-west-trumps-east-in-2018/

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