# Wheat production forecasts diminishing | The Land | NSW

> Prolonged dry weather across central and northern NSW and Queensland is threatening Australia's 2018 wheat crop. NSW wheat plantings are forecast to fall 10% to 2.8 million hectares, and state yields are expected to be 10% below average unless June rainfall arrives.

- Date: 2018-06-19 · published 2018-06-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64495-wheat-production-forecasts-diminishing-the-land-nsw
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Expected NSW and Queensland yield shortfalls tighten Australian wheat and feed barley supplies, supporting prices for feed buyers if June rain fails to arrive.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2019-09-17 | [ABARES slashes grain production forecasts \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57047-abares-slashes-grain-production-forecasts-the-land-nsw.md) | +2.4% | +2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2023-07-28 | [Australia forecasts 34% decline in wheat production](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35012-australia-forecasts-34-decline-in-wheat-production.md) | -0.1% | -2.1% |
| WHEAT | 2025-04-02 | [Analysts forecast a decrease in wheat production in Australia in the new season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25087-analysts-forecast-a-decrease-in-wheat-production-in-australia-in-the-new-season.md) | -0.8% | +1.9% |
| 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 | 2017-09-19 | [Production estimates tumble \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68916-production-estimates-tumble-the-land-nsw.md) | -6.6% | +3.6% |

## Sources

- theland.com.au: https://www.theland.com.au/story/5476414/grain-update-wheat-production-forecasts-diminishing/

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