# Feedgrain Focus: Stronger Aussie dollar pressures prices - Grain Central

> A stronger Australian dollar pushed down domestic barley, wheat and sorghum prices this week, with Downs wheat June down to $400 from $425. Planting of the winter crop is nearly complete, and feedlot demand is subdued as meat stocks clear after COVID-19 lockdowns.

- Date: 2020-06-04 · published 2020-06-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/9491-feedgrain-focus-stronger-aussie-dollar-pressures-prices-grain-central
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Australian Dollar (USD per AUD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/AUDUSD.md)

## Why it matters

A firmer Aussie dollar lowers export parity and local feedgrain values, and weak feedlot demand adds to downward pressure on Australian barley and sorghum.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- AUDUSD: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bearish ▼
- SORGHUM: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2026-10-27 | [Wheat Prices Slip As A Stronger Dollar Tests Exports - Finimize](https://feedsoft.ai/events/455-wheat-prices-slip-as-a-stronger-dollar-tests-exports-finimize.md) | -0.2% | — |
| WHEAT | 2017-10-29 | [U.S. dollar pressuring grains - Agweek \| #1 source for agriculture news, farming, markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68485-u-s-dollar-pressuring-grains-agweek-1-source-for-agriculture-news-farming.md) | -3.8% | -5.6% |
| WHEAT | 2026-03-20 | [Grain Futures Slid As Oil Paused And The Dollar Firmed - Finimize](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11695-grain-futures-slid-as-oil-paused-and-the-dollar-firmed-finimize.md) | -0.1% | +1.1% |
| WHEAT | 2017-10-27 | [U.S. grains: Wheat futures sink as dollar rallies - Grainews](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68496-u-s-grains-wheat-futures-sink-as-dollar-rallies-grainews.md) | -4.0% | -5.9% |
| WHEAT | 2021-02-27 | [Commodity returns plunge the most in months amid stronger dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48541-commodity-returns-plunge-the-most-in-months-amid-stronger-dollar.md) | +1.8% | -0.5% |

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/markets/feedgrain-focus-stronger-aussie-dollar-pressures-prices/

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