# Poor seasonal conditions drop Australian wheat production | World-grain.com | July 21, 2017 15:25 | World Grain

> A USDA FAS July report forecasts Australia's 2017-18 wheat crop at 22 million tonnes, versus a 35 million tonne record in 2016-17. Barley is seen at 7.5 million tonnes and sorghum rebounding to 1.9 million tonnes, with dry conditions expected to persist through September.

- Date: 2017-07-21 · published 2017-07-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69908-poor-seasonal-conditions-drop-australian-wheat-production-world-grain-com-july
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

A sharp Australian wheat and barley shortfall tightens export supplies, supporting global feed grain prices and boosting demand for alternative feed grains like sorghum.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-02-13 | [Australian wheat production drops 38% \| World-grain.com \| February 13, 2018 15:18 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66464-australian-wheat-production-drops-38-world-grain-com-february-13-2018-15-18.md) | -0.7% | +1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2026-04-29 | [Australia’s wheat production forecast to drop \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19682-australia-s-wheat-production-forecast-to-drop-world-grain.md) | -3.1% | -0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2018-07-11 | [Dry weather affecting Australian wheat crop \| World-grain.com \| July 11, 2018 12:26 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63984-dry-weather-affecting-australian-wheat-crop-world-grain-com-july-11-2018-12-26.md) | +3.2% | +8.9% |
| WHEAT | 2019-09-10 | [Australian crop condition deteriorates \| 2019-09-10  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57046-australian-crop-condition-deteriorates-2019-09-10-world-grain.md) | +2.6% | +1.0% |
| WHEAT | 2021-05-03 | [Australian grain production falls to average levels  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47057-australian-grain-production-falls-to-average-levels-world-grain.md) | -5.4% | -5.4% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/8432-poor-seasonal-conditions-drop-australian-wheat-production

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