# Australia's October Rainfall Surges 91% Above Normal as Wheat Harvest Faces Quality Crisis — But Could Asia's Bread Prices Be Next to Rise?

> Australia's Bureau of Meteorology confirmed October 2026 rainfall was 91% above average, the ninth-wettest October on record. Wet fields in Queensland and northern New South Wales have halted harvesting, delayed deliveries and raised the risk that wheat and barley lose commercial quality.

- Date: 2026-11-05 · published 2026-11-05T18:13:44.585Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/82171-australia-s-october-rainfall-surges-91-above-normal-as-wheat-harvest-faces
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Heavy rain that downgrades milling wheat to feed grade tightens supply of premium protein wheat, supporting prices for high-quality grades and feed-grade alternatives that buyers may need to source.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-07-28 | [How big will Western Australia's wheat crop be? - Grain Price News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/40444-how-big-will-western-australia-s-wheat-crop-be-grain-price-news.md) | +4.6% | +0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2018-08-22 | [Record grain harvest potential for Western Australian farmers as prices spike on east coast drought - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63501-record-grain-harvest-potential-for-western-australian-farmers-as-prices-spike.md) | +1.0% | -0.6% |
| WHEAT | 2024-12-05 | [Wheat prices higher amid Russian quality concerns - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27013-wheat-prices-higher-amid-russian-quality-concerns-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +1.1% | +1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2017-04-18 | [Australia’s wheat crop expected to fall](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71460-australia-s-wheat-crop-expected-to-fall.md) | +1.0% | -0.1% |
| WHEAT | 2019-01-27 | ['Next harvest could be a different story than this year on prices' - Agriland.ie](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61034-next-harvest-could-be-a-different-story-than-this-year-on-prices-agriland-ie.md) | +0.1% | -2.8% |

## Sources

- wwconemedia.com: https://wwconemedia.com/australias-october-rainfall-surges-91-above-normal-as-wheat-harvest-faces-quality-crisis-but-could-asias-bread-prices-be-next-to-rise/

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