Australian sorghum exports outpace barley in July

Australia exported 310,686 tonnes of barley and 411,463t of sorghum in July, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Feed barley exports in July at 113,852t fell 77 percent from the June total of 485,077t, while malting barley exports at 196,834t fell 18pc from 239,422t in June. Sorghum exports bucked the downtrend, surging 72pc from the 238,675t shipped in June, with China once again the market for nearly all the volume, and Taiwan on 4995t the only other volume customer. China likewise was the biggest buyer by far of July-shipped feed barley with 101,248t, with Thailand on 4215t and Vietnam on 3105t and the second and third-biggest markets respectively. In contrast to the barley-buying pattern of recent months, China’s malting imports from Australia on 185,389t greatly exceeding its feed imports. Vietnam on 4921t and Singapore on 3132t were Australia’s second and third-biggest markets respectively for July-shipped malting barley. Flexi Grain pool ...