# NSW winter crop set to break the record - ABC News

> ABARES-based official estimates point to a record NSW winter crop, with wheat near 11 million tonnes and strong chickpea, canola and barley output. Flooding damaged some low-lying areas but was offset by higher yields elsewhere. Wheat and barley prices are low.

- Date: 2017-01-12 · published 2017-01-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72954-nsw-winter-crop-set-to-break-the-record-abc-news
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

A record eastern Australian crop adds export and domestic supply, reinforcing bearish pressure on wheat and barley prices for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## 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 | 2021-07-20 | [Record-busting crops are on the cards \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46018-record-busting-crops-are-on-the-cards-the-land-nsw.md) | -1.2% | +1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2021-08-14 | [Waterlogging unlikely to dampen record WA grain season, according to GIWA crop report - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45536-waterlogging-unlikely-to-dampen-record-wa-grain-season-according-to-giwa-crop.md) | +1.1% | +2.8% |
| WHEAT | 2020-08-04 | [NSW crop production set to triple in size after sharp turnaround in rainfall - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51555-nsw-crop-production-set-to-triple-in-size-after-sharp-turnaround-in-rainfall.md) | -2.1% | -0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2020-10-13 | [Crop set to be one of the biggest on record as headers start to roll \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50602-crop-set-to-be-one-of-the-biggest-on-record-as-headers-start-to-roll-farm.md) | +1.8% | -0.1% |

## Sources

- abc.net.au: https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/programs/nsw-country-hour/2017-01-12/nsw-winter-crop-set-to-break-the-record/8178532

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