ABARES Report

12th Sep 2017

• ABARES have revised their Australian crop estimates.


• Production expected to be significantly lower in 2017, following a drop in average yields from the record 2016 season.


• Total winter crop production is expected to decrease by 39% to 36.3mmt, this is 2% above the 10 year average.


• Wheat: 21.6mmt (down 38%) and compares to USDA 23.5mmt.


• The wheat crop, if realised, would be the smallest in a decade.


• Wheat by state (mmt): WA 7.08, NSW 6.34, SA 3.77, Vic 3.55, Qld 0.9.


• Barley: 8mmt (down 40%)


• Canola: 2.8mmt (down 33%)


• Oat: 1mmt (down 45%)


• Chickpea: 1.2mmt (down 36%)

GIWA September Update

8th Sep 2017

• GIWA updated their 2017 crop production estimates today.


• WA is expected to produce 10.3mmt of grain this season, up 0.9% from August.


• This compares to 18.2mmt in 2016.


• Production estimates for this year in mmt (last year in brackets):




• Wheat: 5.6mmt (10.2)


• Barley: 2.7mmt (4.2)


• Canola: 1.2mmt (2.1)


• Oats: 0.44mmt (0.93)


• Lupins: 0.33mmt (0.71)


• Field Pea: 0.043mmt (0.04)

GIWA Aug Update

11th Aug 2017

• GIWA released their 2017 crop production estimates.


• WA is expected to produce 10.2mmt of grain this season, down from 18.2mmt in 2016.


• Production estimates for this year in mmt (last year in brackets):




• Wheat: 5.5mmt (10.2)


• Barley: 2.7mmt (4.2)


• Canola: 1.2mmt (2.1)


• Oats: 0.44mmt (0.93)


• Lupins: 0.31mmt (0.71)


• Field Pea: 0.043mmt (0.04)

APW2 Segregations in CBH

13th Jul 2017

• CBH Operations will continue to segregate APW2 in 2017-18, but there are likely to be fewer APW2 receival services compared to previous years.


• Segregation locations will be confirmed closer to harvest.


• The transition to the use of APW1 as the main APW grade is still being discussed.

GIWA Crop Report July

7th Jul 2017

GIWA (Grain Industry Assoc. of WA) released their July report today:

• WA total crop production estimate of 10-12mmt.


• Estimate 30% of Geraldton zone will not be harvested.


• Estimate 10% of north and eastern Kwinana zone will not be harvested.


• Ger zone planted area at 1.139m ha; of which 831,000ha is cereals.


• Total WA area planted is 7.8m ha.


• The most significant change in planted area estimates from last month is Lupins; down 5%.