# Strong finish drives WA winter harvest to 14.27 million tonnes - Grain Central

> Grain Central reports that Western Australia's final 2017 winter crop reached 14.27 million tonnes, well above July predictions of 9 million tonnes but below 2016's 18.2 million. Wheat output was 25% lower than 2016 and lupin production fell 37%. Grain quality was good, with high grain weight and low screenings.

- Date: 2018-02-15 · published 2018-02-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66470-strong-finish-drives-wa-winter-harvest-to-14-27-million-tonnes-grain-central
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger than expected Western Australian supply eases pressure on local feed grain buyers, but lower wheat and lupin volumes keep the state's export availability below last year's levels. Impact on global prices is modest.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral
- BARLEY: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-01-03 | [CBH receives 20.4Mt in harvest to date - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43200-cbh-receives-20-4mt-in-harvest-to-date-grain-central.md) | -0.4% | +9.4% |
| WHEAT | 2021-09-10 | [Harvest starts on potential 54.8m tonne winter crop for Australia - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45031-harvest-starts-on-potential-54-8m-tonne-winter-crop-for-australia-abc-news.md) | +3.6% | +5.7% |
| WHEAT | 2023-12-08 | [Winter crop of 46.1m tonnes strong for an El Nino season \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32666-winter-crop-of-46-1m-tonnes-strong-for-an-el-nino-season-farm-online-act.md) | -4.0% | +1.2% |
| WHEAT | 2021-04-30 | [Farmers should make hay while the sun shines: ANZ - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47554-farmers-should-make-hay-while-the-sun-shines-anz-grain-central.md) | -5.5% | -5.0% |
| WHEAT | 2026-02-13 | [GIWA estimate for record crop settles on 27.35Mt - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20556-giwa-estimate-for-record-crop-settles-on-27-35mt-grain-central.md) | +0.9% | +4.0% |

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/cropping/strong-finish-drives-wa-winter-harvest-to-14-27-million-tonnes/

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.