# 2018 harvest shows significant falls in production of wheat and barley - FarmingUK News

> Defra's first official estimate for the 2018 UK harvest shows wheat output down 5.1% from 2017 at 14.1 million tonnes and barley down 7.9% at 6.6 million tonnes. Both are below the five-year averages. Spring barley yields fell 8.7% and oat area rose 7.8%.

- Date: 2018-10-28 · published 2018-10-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region UK · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62478-2018-harvest-shows-significant-falls-in-production-of-wheat-and-barley
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

A smaller UK wheat and barley crop increases reliance on imports and supports feed grain prices, particularly for barley-based rations.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-10-23 | [UK wheat and barley supplies tighten after challenging 2026 harvest - Farmers Guide](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17155-uk-wheat-and-barley-supplies-tighten-after-challenging-2026-harvest-farmers.md) | -0.6% | — |
| WHEAT | 2026-04-30 | [Australia’s wheat production may decline significantly](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19688-australia-s-wheat-production-may-decline-significantly.md) | -3.2% | -0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2018-02-22 | [Early Estimates Expect 2018/19 Wheat Production to Fall in the Black Sea - U.S. Wheat Associates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66432-early-estimates-expect-2018-19-wheat-production-to-fall-in-the-black-sea-u-s.md) | +1.3% | +1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2025-12-01 | [25/26 wheat and barley balances to tighten \| News from AA Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12535-25-26-wheat-and-barley-balances-to-tighten-news-from-aa-farmer.md) | +1.9% | +0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2025-02-14 | [WASDE Shows Decrease in South American Corn and Soybean Production for 2024/2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25997-wasde-shows-decrease-in-south-american-corn-and-soybean-production-for-2024-2025.md) | +1.6% | -2.8% |

## Sources

- farminguk.com: https://www.farminguk.com/news/2018-harvest-shows-significant-falls-in-production-of-wheat-and-barley_50579.html

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