# Dust settles on the wheat harvest, focus switches to demand - Grain Central

> A COFCO International trader reports that Australia's wheat harvest is nearing completion and crop size is closer to 22 million tonnes than the feared 20 million. Attention is moving to export demand, with an export task around 16 million tonnes, down from about 7 million tonnes more last season, and Black Sea and Argentine wheat priced US$25-30/t below Australian ASW.

- Date: 2018-01-11 · published 2018-01-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/66947-dust-settles-on-the-wheat-harvest-focus-switches-to-demand-grain-central
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Lower export demand for Australian wheat and price competition from cheaper Black Sea and Argentine supplies are bearish for Australian wheat values.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-02-03 | [EU wheat faces stiff competition - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20528-eu-wheat-faces-stiff-competition-grain-central.md) | +0.0% | +4.5% |
| WHEAT | 2022-01-28 | [Sprouted wheat an option for Asian feed: AEGIC - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43095-sprouted-wheat-an-option-for-asian-feed-aegic-grain-central.md) | -1.8% | +2.3% |
| WHEAT | 2020-10-24 | [East coast wheat harvest signals an end to Western Australian grain imports - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50603-east-coast-wheat-harvest-signals-an-end-to-western-australian-grain-imports-abc.md) | -0.9% | -5.0% |
| WHEAT | 2017-10-18 | [U.S. grains: Wheat down on weak export demand - Country Guide](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68498-u-s-grains-wheat-down-on-weak-export-demand-country-guide.md) | +0.1% | -2.9% |
| WHEAT | 2024-06-28 | [Asian feed wheat demand rises on Northern hemisphere harvest, improved weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/29797-asian-feed-wheat-demand-rises-on-northern-hemisphere-harvest-improved-weather.md) | -2.2% | +3.1% |

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/markets/uncertainty-is-a-market-killerpulses-hurting-2/

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