# Late season rain helps Australian wheat crop | World-grain.com | January 30, 2018 19:43 | World Grain

> USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service expects Australia's 2017-18 wheat production to reach the official 21.5 million tonne forecast despite some unfavorable weather. Late-season rain and milder temperatures lifted yields in South Australia, Victoria and Western Australia above expectations. Barley output is seen at 8.5 million tonnes, above the official forecast, with exports estimated at 6 million tonnes.

- Date: 2018-01-30 · published 2018-01-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66943-late-season-rain-helps-australian-wheat-crop-world-grain-com-january-30-2018-19
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Higher-than-expected Australian wheat and barley yields add to exportable supply, increasing competition with Black Sea feed wheat and modestly pressuring feed grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-12-03 | [Australia to Harvest Second Biggest Wheat Crop on Record \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49623-australia-to-harvest-second-biggest-wheat-crop-on-record-feed-and-grain.md) | +9.8% | +9.8% |
| WHEAT | 2020-03-18 | [Australian wheat crop forecast at 21.4-27.9Mt as seeding starts - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54098-australian-wheat-crop-forecast-at-21-4-27-9mt-as-seeding-starts-grain-central.md) | -5.7% | -1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2022-08-29 | [Third straight bumper crop expected in Australia \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40014-third-straight-bumper-crop-expected-in-australia-world-grain.md) | +0.5% | +4.4% |
| WHEAT | 2025-03-18 | [Australian Crop Update – Week 12, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25547-australian-crop-update-week-12-2025.md) | -1.0% | -2.0% |
| WHEAT | 2020-10-12 | [Dry WA, ideal SE alter Australian wheat, barley forecasts - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50599-dry-wa-ideal-se-alter-australian-wheat-barley-forecasts-grain-central.md) | +1.2% | -0.3% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/9292-late-season-rain-helps-australian-wheat-crop

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