# Mallee yields support bumper forecasts | VIC

> Harvest picked up in the Victorian Mallee, with early yields exceeding ABARES' September forecasts. GrainCorp received about 130,000 tonnes into its Victorian storages by November 21, and harvest in the southern Mallee and Wimmera is expected to start within 7 to 10 days.

- Date: 2016-11-22 · published 2016-11-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73817-mallee-yields-support-bumper-forecasts-vic
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Stronger-than-forecast Victorian yields add to the national supply picture, reinforcing downward pressure on Australian wheat and barley prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-07-21 | [Crop yield forecasts across Europe in July 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23684-crop-yield-forecasts-across-europe-in-july-2025.md) | +1.0% | -1.4% |
| WHEAT | 2016-07-14 | [U.S. grains: New forecast ends rallies - Manitoba Co-operator](https://feedsoft.ai/events/4942-u-s-grains-new-forecast-ends-rallies-manitoba-co-operator.md) | +0.7% | +1.0% |
| WHEAT | 2016-07-20 | [Near term weather forecasts pressure soybeans, corn - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10877-near-term-weather-forecasts-pressure-soybeans-corn-brownfield-ag-news.md) | -1.5% | -0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2021-08-26 | [BOM forecasts a warm, wet spring for Australia's east - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45488-bom-forecasts-a-warm-wet-spring-for-australia-s-east-abc-news.md) | +0.1% | +0.3% |
| WHEAT | 2020-04-20 | [Wheat, barley forecasts mostly higher as seeding gathers pace - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/53608-wheat-barley-forecasts-mostly-higher-as-seeding-gathers-pace-grain-central.md) | -2.1% | -2.3% |

## Sources

- stockandland.com.au: https://www.stockandland.com.au/story/4307615/yields-support-bumper-forecasts/

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