USDA forecasts Australia’s 2019/20 wheat production at 19.0 million metric tons (mmt), down 2.0 mmt (10 percent) from last month, but up 1.7 mmt (10 percent) from last year. Harvested area is now expected to total 10.7 million hectares (mha), down 0.3 mha from last month, but up 0.5 mha (5 percent) from last year. Expected yield is estimated at 1.78 tons per hectare or 4 percent above last year. (For more information, please contact James.Crutchfield@fas.usda.gov.)