# Australian grain crops forecast lower in 2017-18 | World-grain.com | December 04, 2017 14:05 | World Grain

> ABARES's December quarterly report puts Australia's 2017-18 winter crop at 35.1 million tonnes, down 41% year on year. Yields are expected to be well below average, with the steepest declines in New South Wales and Queensland, partly offset by Western Australia.

- Date: 2017-12-04 · published 2017-12-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67430-australian-grain-crops-forecast-lower-in-2017-18-world-grain-com-december-04
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Oats](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OATS.md)

## Why it matters

A roughly 41% drop in Australian winter grain output removes a major export supply source and supports feed grain and wheat prices in export markets.

## Read by commodity

- OATS: bullish ▲
- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2019-06-18 | [Australia lowers wheat export forecast \| 2019-06-18  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58550-australia-lowers-wheat-export-forecast-2019-06-18-world-grain.md) | +7.1% | -3.2% |
| WHEAT | 2025-04-29 | [Australia’s grain crops forecast upbeat \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25088-australia-s-grain-crops-forecast-upbeat-world-grain.md) | +2.1% | -2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2017-11-03 | [Focus on Australia \| World-grain.com \| November 03, 2017 19:27 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67937-focus-on-australia-world-grain-com-november-03-2017-19-27-world-grain.md) | +0.1% | -1.6% |
| WHEAT | 2021-03-12 | [COCEREAL revises 2021 EU crop forecast lower  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48084-cocereal-revises-2021-eu-crop-forecast-lower-world-grain.md) | -0.3% | +0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2018-06-11 | [COCERAL forecasts lower E.U. crop production \| World-grain.com \| June 11, 2018 12:32 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64474-coceral-forecasts-lower-e-u-crop-production-world-grain-com-june-11-2018-12-32.md) | -1.3% | -7.0% |
| OATS | 2021-01-27 | [Smaller wheat and oat crops forecast for Canada \| 2021-01-27  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49209-smaller-wheat-and-oat-crops-forecast-for-canada-2021-01-27-world-grain.md) | -2.6% | +3.5% |
| OATS | 2023-07-15 | [Small Grains Forecast Is In - Mid-West Farm Report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35095-small-grains-forecast-is-in-mid-west-farm-report.md) | +12.1% | +7.2% |
| OATS | 2019-06-20 | [Few bright spots in winter crop outlook \| Meat & Livestock Australia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58667-few-bright-spots-in-winter-crop-outlook-meat-and-livestock-australia.md) | -2.9% | -3.8% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/9005-australian-grain-crops-forecast-lower-in-2017-18

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