# SA crop production takes a fall  | SA

> BankSA's rural price index shows South Australian winter crop production down 38 per cent in 2017-18 after poor weather. Barley output fell 40 per cent after wind and hail damage, and the state's wheat crop still reached 4.1 million tonnes.

- Date: 2018-04-18 · published 2018-04-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65463-sa-crop-production-takes-a-fall-sa
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A sharp fall in South Australian barley and wheat output tightens regional feed grain supply and supports local prices. The national wheat crop is also the smallest in about a decade, which is supportive for grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-10-17 | [Poor rainfall forces crop production forecast downgrade \| Launceston, TAS](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68401-poor-rainfall-forces-crop-production-forecast-downgrade-launceston-tas.md) | +0.0% | -3.1% |
| WHEAT | 2017-06-21 | [Crop prospects diminish in key production zones \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70451-crop-prospects-diminish-in-key-production-zones-farm-online-act.md) | -1.0% | -1.1% |
| WHEAT | 2018-07-02 | [Cereal production in EU forecast to fall by 6% in 2018 \| AGENCE EUROPE](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63982-cereal-production-in-eu-forecast-to-fall-by-6-in-2018-agence-europe.md) | -5.5% | -1.6% |
| WHEAT | 2026-08-04 | [Heatwaves take their toll on EU grain production - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17839-heatwaves-take-their-toll-on-eu-grain-production-grain-central.md) | +0.1% | +5.3% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- stockjournal.com.au: https://www.stockjournal.com.au/story/5350674/sa-crop-production-takes-a-fall/

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