# National grain harvest 40 per cent down on last year, according to ABARES quarterly Crop Report - ABC News

> The ABARES quarterly Crop Report says Australia's national winter grain harvest will be about 40% smaller than last year, with drought, a late season start and high temperatures blamed. Wheat is down 38%, barley 40%, canola 33% and chickpeas about 36%.

- Date: 2017-09-13 · published 2017-09-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68912-national-grain-harvest-40-per-cent-down-on-last-year-according-to-abares
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

The sharp Australian crop decline reduces exportable barley and wheat supply, which supports feed grain prices in import markets.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲
- CANMEAL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2019-09-10 | [ABARES crop report forecasts another poor harvest for Australia's grain growers - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57042-abares-crop-report-forecasts-another-poor-harvest-for-australia-s-grain-growers.md) | +2.6% | +1.0% |
| WHEAT | 2018-06-12 | [Dry puts the squeeze on national winter crop prospects: ABARES - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64492-dry-puts-the-squeeze-on-national-winter-crop-prospects-abares-grain-central.md) | -0.9% | -6.9% |
| WHEAT | 2026-05-26 | [Rabo sees winter-crop area down 8pc on year to 23.1Mha - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19236-rabo-sees-winter-crop-area-down-8pc-on-year-to-23-1mha-grain-central.md) | -0.7% | +0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2024-02-14 | [2023 crop report: WA grain harvest falls to 14.5 million tonnes after two record years \| Countryman](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31622-2023-crop-report-wa-grain-harvest-falls-to-14-5-million-tonnes-after-two-record.md) | +0.1% | -5.0% |
| WHEAT | 2019-09-10 | [National crop outlook varies as eastern dry grinds on: ABARES - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57041-national-crop-outlook-varies-as-eastern-dry-grinds-on-abares-grain-central.md) | +2.6% | +1.0% |

## Sources

- abc.net.au: https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2017-09-13/winter-crop-abares/8941348

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