# Australia may harvest second consecutive record barley crop in 2026/27

> Australia’s 2026/27 barley production is forecast at a record 17.7 million tonnes, up 4.4% year on year and 40% above its 10-year average. Exports are projected at 13 million tonnes, with China expected to buy 75–80% of shipments and Saudi Arabia providing another outlet. Australian wheat production is forecast to fall 4 million tonnes to 32 million tonnes, though it would remain above its 10-year average.

- Date: 2026-11-07 · published 2026-11-07T06:05:50.522Z
- Category: report · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/85506-australia-may-harvest-second-consecutive-record-barley-crop-in-2026-27
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Record barley output and export availability increase competition in global feed-grain markets and are bearish for barley prices. The smaller wheat crop could lend wheat prices some support, while strong Chinese demand may absorb a large share of barley exports.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2022-04-27 | [Australia may have a good grain harvest 27.04.2022 - UkrAgroConsult](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41815-australia-may-have-a-good-grain-harvest-27-04-2022-ukragroconsult.md) | -1.9% | +0.9% |
| WHEAT | 2025-06-06 | [ABARES forecasts a weaker autumn crop harvest in Australia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24175-abares-forecasts-a-weaker-autumn-crop-harvest-in-australia.md) | -1.7% | -3.7% |
| WHEAT | 2026-10-27 | [Australia Forecasts Record Barley Output](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17073-australia-forecasts-record-barley-output.md) | -0.2% | — |
| WHEAT | 2026-06-02 | [Australia’s 2026-27 winter crop seen slipping \| World Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18773-australia-s-2026-27-winter-crop-seen-slipping-world-grain.md) | -0.6% | +1.3% |
| WHEAT | 2021-10-24 | [Winter crop harvest for season 2021/22 on alert for a record result - Australasian Farmers' & Dealers' Journal](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44505-winter-crop-harvest-for-season-2021-22-on-alert-for-a-record-result.md) | +0.5% | +8.7% |

## Sources

- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/en/news/australia-may-harvest-second-consecutive-record-barley-crop-in-2026-27/
- ukragroconsult.com: https://ukragroconsult.com/news/avstraliya-mozhe-zibraty-drugyj-pospily-rekordnyj-urozhaj-yachmenyu-u-2026-27-mr/

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