# Barley weakens, corn grows as Australia remembers the fallen - Grain Central

> A Saudi Arabian Grains Organisation tender bought 1.02 Mt of barley for January-February delivery at an average $266.83/t CFR, with Australia absent from the tender. The USDA's November WASDE was also released that week, and corn was firmer after it.

- Date: 2018-11-12 · published 2018-11-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62113-barley-weakens-corn-grows-as-australia-remembers-the-fallen-grain-central
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Australia's absence from the Saudi tender and the cheaper Argentine origin pressure Australian barley's export competitiveness, while the WASDE shifted corn values.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-07-30 | [Australian malting barley ceiling falls, feed floor lifts - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46131-australian-malting-barley-ceiling-falls-feed-floor-lifts-grain-central.md) | -0.1% | -1.1% |
| CORN | 2017-02-08 | [France: Barley Export Grows In December, But Corn Export Is On The Fall](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72432-france-barley-export-grows-in-december-but-corn-export-is-on-the-fall.md) | +0.9% | +0.3% |
| CORN | 2021-01-27 | [Saudi buys up big in barley tender - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49216-saudi-buys-up-big-in-barley-tender-grain-central.md) | +1.9% | -0.6% |
| CORN | 2026-02-12 | [EXCLUSIVE: China buyers snap up U.S. sorghum, Australian barley as domestic corn supply tightens \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20650-exclusive-china-buyers-snap-up-u-s-sorghum-australian-barley-as-domestic-corn.md) | -0.0% | +3.5% |
| CORN | 2021-03-19 | [China tariff on Australia's barley reshapes global trade - Nikkei Asia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12404-china-tariff-on-australia-s-barley-reshapes-global-trade-nikkei-asia.md) | +11.4% | +14.1% |

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/markets/barley-weakens-corn-grows-as-australia-remembers-the-fallen/

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