# South Australia 2026 Harvest Begins: Record Crops & Timely Rains (2026)

> South Australia's 2026 harvest has started early, with barley deliveries at Thevenard from late September. Timely rains are supporting forecasts for a record crop in the state after years of drought.

- Date: 2026-11-14 · published 2026-11-14T06:12:26.009Z
- Category: weather · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/99059-south-australia-2026-harvest-begins-record-crops-and-timely-rains-2026
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

A record South Australian crop adds to export supply of barley and wheat, which is mildly bearish for feed grain prices. The effect is limited because the state's share of the national crop is modest.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2024-01-23 | [Australia set to harvest bigger crops after rains defy El Nino](https://feedsoft.ai/events/32081-australia-set-to-harvest-bigger-crops-after-rains-defy-el-nino.md) | -0.1% | -5.5% |
| WHEAT | 2020-12-03 | [Australia to Harvest Second Biggest Wheat Crop on Record \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49623-australia-to-harvest-second-biggest-wheat-crop-on-record-feed-and-grain.md) | +9.8% | +9.8% |
| WHEAT | 2024-05-31 | [Rain in Australia's parched crop zones boosts harvest outlook - Times of India](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30197-rain-in-australia-s-parched-crop-zones-boosts-harvest-outlook-times-of-india.md) | -5.3% | -10.5% |
| WHEAT | 2023-10-23 | [Rainfall lifts Australia’s wheat harvest by several million tons](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33573-rainfall-lifts-australia-s-wheat-harvest-by-several-million-tons.md) | -2.5% | -4.8% |
| WHEAT | 2022-09-12 | [South Australia's grain harvest boosted by August rainfall and 'perfect start' to spring - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39540-south-australia-s-grain-harvest-boosted-by-august-rainfall-and-perfect-start-to.md) | -0.5% | +4.9% |

## Sources

- xpj36655.com: https://xpj36655.com/article/south-australia-2026-harvest-begins-record-crops-timely-rains

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