# ABARES SA crop estimate at 11.2mt | Stock Journal | SA

> ABARES raised South Australia's 2016-17 winter crop estimate 56% to 11.2 million tonnes on higher yields, with the area sown unchanged at 3.5 million hectares. Barley rose 59% to 3Mt and wheat rose 51% to 6.6Mt, with a record average wheat yield of 3.3 t/ha. Lentil output doubled to 420,000t.

- Date: 2017-02-13 · published 2017-02-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72465-abares-sa-crop-estimate-at-11-2mt-stock-journal-sa
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger South Australian barley and wheat output adds to the national surplus and supports an export-driven bearish bias for grain prices. The effect is part of a wider Australian supply increase.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2023-11-27 | [SA crop estimate ratchets up to 9.2Mt: PIRSA - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33125-sa-crop-estimate-ratchets-up-to-9-2mt-pirsa-grain-central.md) | +0.4% | -0.8% |
| WHEAT | 2017-10-18 | [PIRSA forecast 6.7mt harvest \| Stock Journal \| SA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68403-pirsa-forecast-6-7mt-harvest-stock-journal-sa.md) | +0.1% | -2.9% |
| WHEAT | 2023-03-06 | [ABARES ups estimates for record wheat, canola crops - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36762-abares-ups-estimates-for-record-wheat-canola-crops-grain-central.md) | -2.2% | +4.8% |
| WHEAT | 2024-03-05 | [Global wheat market trends 2024 \| Stock Journal \| SA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7302-global-wheat-market-trends-2024-stock-journal-sa.md) | -8.1% | -8.5% |
| WHEAT | 2025-09-01 | [ABARES lifts production estimates for major crops - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22821-abares-lifts-production-estimates-for-major-crops-grain-central.md) | -0.6% | -1.2% |

## Sources

- stockjournal.com.au: https://www.stockjournal.com.au/story/4466249/abares-sa-crop-estimate-at-112mt/

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