The Australian Bureau of Statistics estimates that in March this year 777,8 thousand tons Barley and 255,06 thousand tons Sorghum exported from the country, reports Grain Central.
At the same time, it is noted that the supply of feed barley decreased to 636,2 thousand tons, which is 30% inferior to the indicator of the previous month (911,1 thousand tons). The main crowds Grains were exported to Saudi Arabia (285,1 thousand tons), Vietnam (82,3 thousand tons) and the Philippines (60 thousand tons).
In turn, the export of malting barley increased significantly – to 141,6 thousand tons, which is almost three times higher than the result in February (41,2 thousand tons). Australia exported the bulk of barley to Vietnam (32,6 thousand tons), Mexico (31,7 thousand tons) and Japan (21 thousand tons).
What that Sorghum As far as we are concerned, deliveries of grain in March this year increased almost fivefold – to 255 thousand tons compared to 53,1 thousand tons in February, against the background of the arrival of a new grain crop on the market.
The main buyer of Australian sorghum in March was China, accounting for 91% of the total volume (232,9 thousand tons). In addition, 14,3 thousand tons of Australian sorghum were imported from Japan and 4,4 thousand tons from Taiwan.
Source: APKinform (Ukraine)