# Australian winter crop output forecast at record high | World-grain.com | December 07, 2016 15:26 | World Grain

> ABARES forecasts total Australian winter crop output to rise 32% to a record 52.4 million tonnes in 2016-17. Wheat is forecast at a record 32.6 million tonnes, up 35%, with higher output in every state. Favourable spring conditions boosted yield potential, though flooding and frost hurt some areas.

- Date: 2016-12-07 · published 2016-12-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Australia · magnitude high
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73457-australian-winter-crop-output-forecast-at-record-high-world-grain-com-december
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

A record Australian wheat and barley crop expands export supply during a period of already ample world grain stocks. This is bearish for feed grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2019-03-04 | [Australia’s 2019-20 wheat output forecast higher \| 2019-03-04  \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60036-australia-s-2019-20-wheat-output-forecast-higher-2019-03-04-world-grain.md) | +0.7% | +5.2% |
| WHEAT | 2025-09-02 | [Australia’s winter crops forecast surges \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22824-australia-s-winter-crops-forecast-surges-world-grain.md) | -1.4% | -1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2025-01-24 | [Solid grain output forecast for Australia \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26457-solid-grain-output-forecast-for-australia-world-grain.md) | +3.9% | +4.7% |
| WHEAT | 2026-07-28 | [Australian wheat output revised higher \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18304-australian-wheat-output-revised-higher-world-grain.md) | -1.0% | +2.3% |
| WHEAT | 2017-12-08 | [E.U. grain crop revised up for 2017-18 \| World-grain.com \| December 08, 2017 15:03 \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67428-e-u-grain-crop-revised-up-for-2017-18-world-grain-com-december-08-2017-15-03.md) | -3.7% | -1.3% |

## Sources

- world-grain.com: https://www.world-grain.com/articles/7440-australian-winter-crop-output-forecast-at-record-high

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