In the 2024/25 marketing year, Australia exported 8.2 million tonnes of barley and plans to increase supplies in the new season.

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), in the 2024/25 MY Australia exported 2.5 million tonnes of sorghum and 8.23 million tonnes of barley, including 7 million tonnes of feed barley and 1.22 million tonnes of malt barley, with over 70% of both types of barley purchased by China. In September, 273.9 thousand tonnes of feed barley and 35.7 thousand tonnes of malt barley were exported. According to the director of Compass Grain, Sam Roach, the reduction in exports in September is due to low stock levels, not a drop in demand, which remains strong in all directions. According to ABARES estimates, in the 2024/25 MY, the country harvested 14.55 million tonnes of barley, ensuring the third-largest export volume in the country's history. Analysts expect that in the 2025/26 MY, due to the restoration of sown areas and favorable weather conditions, the harvest may exceed 16 million tonnes, opening the possibility for record exports. Over 94% of the sorghum exported by ...