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Australia is set for a second consecutive record grain crop following two years of drought. For the winter crops, wheat production is estimated to have reached another record in marketing year (MY) 2021/22 and barley production is expected to be the third largest in history, just slightly behind the previous year.

Australian wheat production is forecast at 20 million metric tons (MMT) for 2019/20 while barley production is forecast at 8 MMT, with some growers likely to switch to other crops, such as wheat.