# Australian crop limps towards the line | Farm Online | ACT

> Analysts expect Australia's wheat crop to be less than half of last year's record 35.13 million tonnes, with frost and dryness emerging in Victoria. ABARES issued an unusual between-report statement flagging downside to its September estimate of 21.6 million tonnes.

- Date: 2017-10-14 · published 2017-10-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68400-australian-crop-limps-towards-the-line-farm-online-act
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

A sharp Australian wheat and barley shortfall tightens export availability and supports Black Sea and other origin prices, lifting feed grain costs.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-12-06 | [Aussie crop the smallest in a decade \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61535-aussie-crop-the-smallest-in-a-decade-farm-online-act.md) | -0.1% | +1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2026-08-18 | [Australian urea price drops 9pc to $724/t, easing farm costs \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18195-australian-urea-price-drops-9pc-to-724-t-easing-farm-costs-farm-online-act.md) | -2.2% | +2.1% |
| WHEAT | 2019-11-18 | [WA wheat crop forecast dives \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56007-wa-wheat-crop-forecast-dives-farm-online-act.md) | +3.8% | +3.1% |
| WHEAT | 2020-01-23 | [Farming across the ditch in Australia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55026-farming-across-the-ditch-in-australia.md) | -4.6% | -0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2022-07-13 | [NSW big wet to be an X-factor in national crop yields \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40445-nsw-big-wet-to-be-an-x-factor-in-national-crop-yields-farm-online-act.md) | +8.2% | +8.0% |

## Sources

- farmonline.com.au: https://www.farmonline.com.au/story/4986332/australian-crop-limps-towards-the-line/

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