In January, Australia's wheat exports decreased by 15 percent compared to December, totaling 1,812,191 tonnes. The main markets were Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia in containerised exports, and Indonesia, The Philippines, and Japan in bulk exports. The first bulk cargoes for the current cropping year were shipped to Qatar and South Africa. This figure is significantly lower than the 2.5 million tonnes exported in the same month the previous year, which had been destined for China.