GrainSource Analyst Report — responds to ABARES Australian Crop Report, June 2026 (opening forecast for the 2026/27 season) Please click on the map below for a detailed summary of ABARES forecasts ABARES has put its first number on the 2026/27 winter crop, and the headline isn't the size of the crop. It's the shape of it. ABARES forecasts wheat plantings at 10.93Mha, down from 12.41Mha reported for 2025/26 in March. Chickpea plantings are down even harder — 732k ha against 1.