# PIRSA crop report shows area up, forecast down | Stock Journal | SA

> South Australia's 2018-19 grain harvest forecast was cut to 6.9 million tonnes, below the long-term average of 7.9 million, due to dry conditions, frost and wind. Planted area of 3.8 million hectares is larger than last year's 3.5 million.

- Date: 2018-07-31 · published 2018-07-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63987-pirsa-crop-report-shows-area-up-forecast-down-stock-journal-sa
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

A smaller South Australian crop reduces regional grain supply and supports local feed grain prices, adding to the national drought-driven tightening.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-08-22 | [SA winter crop forecast at 8.8Mt: PIRSA - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34525-sa-winter-crop-forecast-at-8-8mt-pirsa-grain-central.md) | -4.2% | -1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2017-08-04 | [Crop estimates suggest 6.4mt harvest \| Stock Journal \| SA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69416-crop-estimates-suggest-6-4mt-harvest-stock-journal-sa.md) | -3.9% | -3.9% |
| WHEAT | 2019-12-02 | [ABARES crop report forecasts winter production slump for third year in a row - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55529-abares-crop-report-forecasts-winter-production-slump-for-third-year-in-a-row.md) | -0.7% | -1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2018-12-10 | [​Crop forecasts slashed in ABARES December report​ \| Queensland Country Life \| QLD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61532-crop-forecasts-slashed-in-abares-december-report-queensland-country-life-qld.md) | +0.8% | +1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2018-12-04 | [ABARES Cuts Crop Forecasts Again - Sharecafe](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61533-abares-cuts-crop-forecasts-again-sharecafe.md) | -0.3% | +1.5% |

## Sources

- stockjournal.com.au: https://www.stockjournal.com.au/story/5558125/crop-estimates-down-after-tough-start/

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