# Aus March barley exports drop 11pc, sorghum up 110pc - Grain Central

> Australia exported 738,559 tonnes of barley in March, down 11% from February, mainly on lower feed shipments to Japan and Jordan. Sorghum exports rose 110% to 136,816t, with China taking 97% of the total.

- Date: 2022-05-13 · published 2022-05-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41461-aus-march-barley-exports-drop-11pc-sorghum-up-110pc-grain-central
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Saudi Arabia's heavy buying of Australian feed barley as Black Sea competition fell away supports Australian export demand, while the surge in sorghum shipments to China signals stronger Chinese sorghum import interest.

## Read by commodity

- BARLEY: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bullish ▲

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/markets/aus-march-barley-exports-drop-11pc-sorghum-up-110pc/

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