# Old-crop cereal prices kick on global concerns, patchy start to 2017 - Grain Central

> Old-crop Australian wheat and barley prices rose A$10-20 per tonne over May as global supply tightened and planting started patchily. Dryness in Spain and France also hurt grain-fill yields, and stockfeed buyers in the eastern states bought supply at a A$10/t premium.

- Date: 2017-05-31 · published 2017-05-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70958-old-crop-cereal-prices-kick-on-global-concerns-patchy-start-to-2017-grain
- 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

Firmer old-crop wheat and barley values and tighter nearby supplies raise feed grain costs for buyers in Australia until the new winter crop is assessed.

## Read by commodity

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

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/markets/old-crop-cereal-prices-kick-on-global-concerns-patchy-start-to-2017/

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