# WA crop potential continues to rise as harvest cranks up - Grain Central

> The Grain Industry Association of Western Australia raised its November estimate of the state's winter crop 6.9% to 12.3 million tonnes. Late rain and mild October weather improved grain fill, although some eastern wheatbelt growers still face poor results.

- Date: 2017-11-13 · published 2017-11-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67939-wa-crop-potential-continues-to-rise-as-harvest-cranks-up-grain-central
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

A larger West Australian crop eases some of the national shortfall and adds to export availability, which is mildly bearish for wheat and barley prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2021-07-13 | [Aussie winter crop setting up for another big harvest - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45983-aussie-winter-crop-setting-up-for-another-big-harvest-grain-central.md) | +1.3% | -0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2025-10-27 | [Northern barley in home straight as harvest picks up - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22347-northern-barley-in-home-straight-as-harvest-picks-up-grain-central.md) | +3.8% | -1.8% |
| WHEAT | 2024-11-25 | [Australia: WA harvest surprises with potential seen for 18.6Mt](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27365-australia-wa-harvest-surprises-with-potential-seen-for-18-6mt.md) | -0.0% | +2.3% |
| WHEAT | 2018-11-12 | [WA winter crop surges back to 15.653Mt - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61994-wa-winter-crop-surges-back-to-15-653mt-grain-central.md) | -0.2% | +0.8% |
| 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% |

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/news/wa-crop-potential-continues-to-rise-as-harvest-cranks-up/

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