# Record crop production forecast: ABARES

> ABARES reports a record 58.9 million tonne Australian winter crop for 2016-17, with wheat at 35.1 million tonnes. Dryland sorghum planting is at a 24-year low due to dry soils in Queensland.

- Date: 2017-03-08 · published 2017-03-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71943-record-crop-production-forecast-abares
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

The sorghum planting low tightens feed grain supply in Australia, while the record wheat and barley crop keeps global grain prices subdued.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-11-30 | [Forecast of near record 51.5m tonne national winter crop](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49624-forecast-of-near-record-51-5m-tonne-national-winter-crop.md) | -0.9% | +8.3% |
| WHEAT | 2019-05-02 | [Feedgrain Focus: New-crop prices tumble on forecast rain - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7490-feedgrain-focus-new-crop-prices-tumble-on-forecast-rain-grain-central.md) | -4.8% | -9.9% |
| WHEAT | 2025-07-29 | [EU grain production rebounds - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23686-eu-grain-production-rebounds-grain-central.md) | -0.7% | -0.4% |
| WHEAT | 2016-11-01 | [Near record crop beckons \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73815-near-record-crop-beckons-farm-online-act.md) | +0.2% | -3.5% |
| WHEAT | 2023-01-06 | [Record crop still on track - The Guardian](https://feedsoft.ai/events/37739-record-crop-still-on-track-the-guardian.md) | -2.7% | -3.0% |

## Sources

- farmingahead.com.au: https://www.farmingahead.com.au/cropping/news/1330449/record-crop-production-forecast-abares

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