# PIRSA forecast 6.7mt harvest | Stock Journal | SA

> South Australia's PIRSA raised its state grain harvest estimate to 6.7 million tonnes from 6.4 million, worth about A$1.7 billion at farmgate. The estimate follows July and August rains that improved yield prospects after a dry autumn and frosty June.

- Date: 2017-10-18 · published 2017-10-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68403-pirsa-forecast-6-7mt-harvest-stock-journal-sa
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

A larger-than-expected SA crop modestly eases Australian supply concerns, slightly capping wheat and barley price gains.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-11-30 | [PIRSA predicts record harvest for South Australia \| Stock Journal \| SA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38639-pirsa-predicts-record-harvest-for-south-australia-stock-journal-sa.md) | -10.1% | -1.8% |
| WHEAT | 2021-03-06 | [PIRSA puts SA harvest at 9.2mt \| SA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48066-pirsa-puts-sa-harvest-at-9-2mt-sa.md) | -2.8% | -2.7% |
| WHEAT | 2025-05-16 | [Strategie Grains raises EU grain harvest forecast](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24615-strategie-grains-raises-eu-grain-harvest-forecast.md) | -4.8% | -4.2% |
| WHEAT | 2017-02-13 | [ABARES SA crop estimate at 11.2mt \| Stock Journal \| SA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72465-abares-sa-crop-estimate-at-11-2mt-stock-journal-sa.md) | -1.1% | -1.8% |
| WHEAT | 2019-09-19 | [Strategy Grains raises forecasts for EU wheat harvests](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57026-strategy-grains-raises-forecasts-for-eu-wheat-harvests.md) | +2.2% | +2.8% |

## Sources

- stockjournal.com.au: https://www.stockjournal.com.au/story/4997452/pirsa-forecast-67mt-harvest/

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