# Barley plantings jump in line with prices | Countryman

> Western Australian growers are planting more barley this season, with WA predicted plantings up seven per cent on last year. Feed barley is trading near $270/t, within 10 per cent of record prices, and Australia exported almost 2.5 million tonnes between October and February as north-east Asian feed demand rose.

- Date: 2018-04-19 · published 2018-04-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/65586-barley-plantings-jump-in-line-with-prices-countryman
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Strong prices and better yields are pulling acres from wheat into barley, which could add supply later in the year. Near-record prices still support the current export and feed market.

## Read by commodity

- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Sources

- countryman.com.au: https://www.countryman.com.au/countryman/grain/barley-plantings-jump-in-line-with-prices-ng-b88807717z

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