# Big harvest expected, but profits eroded by high costs

> South Australia could be heading for one of its biggest grain harvests after several difficult seasons, with promising wheat crops across many growing regions. Grain Producers SA says rising diesel, fertiliser and other production costs are squeezing farm profitability despite the larger expected yield.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-05T06:05:40.183Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/81114-big-harvest-expected-but-profits-eroded-by-high-costs
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A large South Australian wheat crop adds supply to the Australian and export markets, which is bearish for wheat prices, but high input costs mean growers may have less capacity to hold or expand production.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-01-05 | [Southern harvest sees yields up to 30pc better than expected \| Farm Online \| ACT](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21022-southern-harvest-sees-yields-up-to-30pc-better-than-expected-farm-online-act.md) | +0.6% | +3.1% |
| WHEAT | 2017-08-10 | [EU wheat harvested produce different yields and](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69383-eu-wheat-harvested-produce-different-yields-and.md) | -0.2% | -0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2022-01-11 | [Farmers embrace another bumper harvest \| Corowa Free Press](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43090-farmers-embrace-another-bumper-harvest-corowa-free-press.md) | +3.4% | +1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2020-12-21 | [Grain harvest exceeds expectations in Australia \| QLD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49625-grain-harvest-exceeds-expectations-in-australia-qld.md) | +0.4% | +8.0% |
| WHEAT | 2025-05-18 | [Chicago wheat stumbles on improved harvest prospects - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24709-chicago-wheat-stumbles-on-improved-harvest-prospects-markets-business-recorder.md) | -4.6% | -3.4% |

## Sources

- stockjournal.com.au: https://www.stockjournal.com.au/story/9371071/south-australia-grain-harvest-why-big-yields-could-result-in-low-profit/

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