# Production estimates tumble | The Land | NSW

> NSW grain production estimates keep falling, with wheat forecast at 6.3 Mt, down 44%, and wheat yields expected at 1.9 t/ha after dry weather and frost. Northern-bound grain flows from southern NSW into Queensland are rising as end users cover needs.

- Date: 2017-09-19 · published 2017-09-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68916-production-estimates-tumble-the-land-nsw
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Lower NSW output and northward grain movement support eastern Australian feed grain prices and freight demand while reducing exportable supply.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2019-09-17 | [ABARES slashes grain production forecasts \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57047-abares-slashes-grain-production-forecasts-the-land-nsw.md) | +2.4% | +2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2018-06-19 | [Wheat production forecasts diminishing \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64495-wheat-production-forecasts-diminishing-the-land-nsw.md) | -0.7% | -3.1% |
| WHEAT | 2018-11-06 | [Further tonnage shaved off production estimates \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61990-further-tonnage-shaved-off-production-estimates-farm-online-act.md) | +0.1% | +1.2% |
| WHEAT | 2018-04-05 | [The wait is on for rain \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65462-the-wait-is-on-for-rain-the-land-nsw.md) | +0.6% | +6.9% |
| WHEAT | 2018-04-18 | [SA crop production takes a fall  \| SA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65463-sa-crop-production-takes-a-fall-sa.md) | +0.1% | -0.9% |

## Sources

- theland.com.au: https://www.theland.com.au/story/4933543/grain-update-production-estimates-tumble/

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