# Winter crop production down after poor start to spring: ABARES - Grain Central

> ABARES forecast Australian winter crop production down 23 per cent to 29.3 million tonnes for 2018-19, 20 per cent below the 20-year average. Poor early spring conditions hit most cropping regions, and New South Wales and Queensland output is expected to be the lowest in over 20 years.

- Date: 2018-12-04 · published 2018-12-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61530-winter-crop-production-down-after-poor-start-to-spring-abares-grain-central
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Lower Australian exports of feed barley and wheat tighten global feed supplies, supporting feed grain prices into the new year.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-09-12 | [Forecast decrease for winter crop production: ABARES - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68910-forecast-decrease-for-winter-crop-production-abares-grain-central.md) | +1.0% | +4.5% |
| WHEAT | 2018-10-26 | [Dry September cuts winter crop prospects by 15pc: ABARES - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62493-dry-september-cuts-winter-crop-prospects-by-15pc-abares-grain-central.md) | +0.8% | -3.7% |
| WHEAT | 2019-12-10 | [Ag production falls for third year in row: ABARES - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55533-ag-production-falls-for-third-year-in-row-abares-grain-central.md) | +2.5% | +3.5% |
| WHEAT | 2017-08-08 | [Wheat production forecast down: NAB - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69415-wheat-production-forecast-down-nab-grain-central.md) | +0.5% | -0.8% |
| WHEAT | 2017-10-13 | [Dry prompts ABARES to tip reduced Australian crop size - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68399-dry-prompts-abares-to-tip-reduced-australian-crop-size-grain-central.md) | +0.3% | -3.7% |

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/cropping/winter-crop-production-down-after-poor-start-to-spring-abares/

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