# Harvest tonnages continue to exceed projections in WA - Grain Central

> The Grain Industry Association of Western Australia estimates the state's winter crop at 16.7 Mt, with harvest yields running above earlier projections despite storms, frosts and dry conditions. Protein quality is reported as very good in medium and higher rainfall regions. The estimate could exceed the 2016 harvest of 18.158 Mt.

- Date: 2018-12-10 · published 2018-12-10T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61502-harvest-tonnages-continue-to-exceed-projections-in-wa-grain-central
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

A larger-than-expected Australian wheat and barley crop adds to export supply and weighs on international wheat prices. Feed buyers may find more competitively priced barley and wheat from Australia.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-01-09 | [WA harvest breaks record - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72956-wa-harvest-breaks-record-grain-central.md) | +2.0% | +3.4% |
| WHEAT | 2018-08-02 | [Ukraine grain juggernaut continues to rise in the East - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63392-ukraine-grain-juggernaut-continues-to-rise-in-the-east-grain-central.md) | +3.5% | +1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2023-04-05 | [Tasmania smashes harvest record - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36366-tasmania-smashes-harvest-record-grain-central.md) | -2.9% | -2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2021-07-27 | [Australian grain production continues to rebound from drought   \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46017-australian-grain-production-continues-to-rebound-from-drought-world-grain.md) | +2.8% | +3.0% |
| WHEAT | 2020-06-16 | [Rebound in grain production lifts wheat forecast to 26.7Mt: ABARES - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52584-rebound-in-grain-production-lifts-wheat-forecast-to-26-7mt-abares-grain-central.md) | +1.5% | -4.7% |

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/cropping/harvest-tonnages-continue-to-exceed-projections-in-wa/

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