# Wheat and barley price volatility not seen in three years | Farm Online | ACT

> Australian wheat and barley prices are showing volatility not seen in three years, with a rally of up to 30% in June and July after 10-year lows at harvest. Producers in the Black Sea and Europe have faced drier, warmer conditions, and Australian rainfall has been below average since planting.

- Date: 2017-07-21 · published 2017-07-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69907-wheat-and-barley-price-volatility-not-seen-in-three-years-farm-online-act
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Expected declines in global wheat and barley output are forcing buyers to pay premiums, supporting feed grain prices into the new season.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2021-09-01 | [La Niña Wheat Prices And Market Volatility](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45014-la-nina-wheat-prices-and-market-volatility.md) | +1.4% | +0.8% |
| WHEAT | 2021-07-22 | [Barley prices in Ukraine accelerated growth amid a sharp rise in the price of wheat and corn -](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12497-barley-prices-in-ukraine-accelerated-growth-amid-a-sharp-rise-in-the-price-of.md) | -1.2% | +0.8% |
| WHEAT | 2019-06-17 | [Wet weather in US pushes up wheat futures \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58618-wet-weather-in-us-pushes-up-wheat-futures-farm-online-act.md) | -6.1% | -8.7% |
| WHEAT | 2019-12-15 | [Wheat crop size under pressure \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55532-wheat-crop-size-under-pressure-farm-online-act.md) | +2.0% | +4.8% |
| WHEAT | 2023-12-13 | [France sees fall in winter wheat and barley sowing after rain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32653-france-sees-fall-in-winter-wheat-and-barley-sowing-after-rain.md) | +1.9% | +2.9% |

## Sources

- farmonline.com.au: https://www.farmonline.com.au/story/4805105/dramatic-impact-on-global-grain-prices/

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