# Australian wheat production drops 38% | World-grain.com | February 13, 2018 15:18 | World Grain

> ABARES's latest Australian Crop report estimates total winter crop production fell about 36% to 37.8 million tonnes. Wheat output dropped 38% to 21.2 million tonnes and barley fell 33% to 8.9 million tonnes, while canola was down 15%. Summer crop conditions have deteriorated, with below-average rainfall and soil moisture.

- Date: 2018-02-13 · published 2018-02-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66464-australian-wheat-production-drops-38-world-grain-com-february-13-2018-15-18
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

A sharp drop in Australian wheat and barley supply tightens export availability for Asian and Middle Eastern buyers, supporting feed grain and wheat prices. Buyers may need to source more from the Black Sea or other origins.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2017-07-21 | [Poor seasonal conditions drop Australian wheat production \| World-grain.com \| July 21, 2017 15:25 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69908-poor-seasonal-conditions-drop-australian-wheat-production-world-grain-com-july.md) | -2.7% | -0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2026-04-29 | [Australia’s wheat production forecast to drop \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19682-australia-s-wheat-production-forecast-to-drop-world-grain.md) | -3.1% | -0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2018-07-11 | [Dry weather affecting Australian wheat crop \| World-grain.com \| July 11, 2018 12:26 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63984-dry-weather-affecting-australian-wheat-crop-world-grain-com-july-11-2018-12-26.md) | +3.2% | +8.9% |
| WHEAT | 2021-05-03 | [Australian grain production falls to average levels  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47057-australian-grain-production-falls-to-average-levels-world-grain.md) | -5.4% | -5.4% |
| WHEAT | 2017-12-04 | [Australian grain crops forecast lower in 2017-18 \| World-grain.com \| December 04, 2017 14:05 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67430-australian-grain-crops-forecast-lower-in-2017-18-world-grain-com-december-04.md) | +2.7% | +0.6% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/9366-australian-wheat-production-drops-38

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