# Australia to soar to production records | The Rural | Wagga Wagga, NSW

> Australia's ABARES reported a record winter crop, with a 32% rise to 52.4 million tonnes. Wheat is forecast to reach 32.9 million tonnes, beating the previous record of 29.9 million tonnes. Barley is seen at 10.6 million tonnes, and lentil and chickpea crops are also expected to set records.

- Date: 2016-12-07 · published 2016-12-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73467-australia-to-soar-to-production-records-the-rural-wagga-wagga-nsw
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Record Australian wheat and barley output increases global export availability and pressures feed grain prices. Strong pulse output may also weigh on protein feed markets.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2016-12-06 | [Australia to soar to production records \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73466-australia-to-soar-to-production-records-farm-online-act.md) | +1.2% | -0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2017-02-15 | [Crop production records obliterated \| The Rural \| Wagga Wagga, NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72464-crop-production-records-obliterated-the-rural-wagga-wagga-nsw.md) | -0.9% | -1.1% |
| WHEAT | 2025-01-24 | [Australia Wheat Industry Sees Record Production Boom](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26461-australia-wheat-industry-sees-record-production-boom.md) | +3.9% | +4.7% |
| WHEAT | 2023-03-06 | [Record winter crop production expected for Australia - AgCanada](https://feedsoft.ai/events/36802-record-winter-crop-production-expected-for-australia-agcanada.md) | -2.2% | +4.8% |
| WHEAT | 2021-12-07 | [Record crop in spite of downgrades \| The Rural \| Wagga Wagga, NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43536-record-crop-in-spite-of-downgrades-the-rural-wagga-wagga-nsw.md) | -6.1% | -2.9% |

## Sources

- therural.com.au: https://www.therural.com.au/story/4341203/australia-to-soar-to-production-records/

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