# Exports moving at a good clip | The Land | NSW

> About 2.8 million tonnes of Australian feed and malt barley were sold in the first quarter of 2021, mainly to the Middle East and Asia. Sorghum exports held near 95,000 tonnes over three months, with harvest ramping up, and shipping is congested through the coming months.

- Date: 2021-04-14 · published 2021-04-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47555-exports-moving-at-a-good-clip-the-land-nsw
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Strong Australian barley and wheat export demand, paired with congested export channels, supports eastern Australian feed grain prices and offshore competitiveness.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-01-28 | [Coronavirus levelling out bullish grain markets \| The Land \| NSW](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55122-coronavirus-levelling-out-bullish-grain-markets-the-land-nsw.md) | -0.5% | +2.7% |
| WHEAT | 2023-07-21 | [Kevin Hazel, a Partner at Marsoft, gives the latest Marsoft comment on Ukrainian Grain Exports \| Marsoft News \| Marsoft](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35236-kevin-hazel-a-partner-at-marsoft-gives-the-latest-marsoft-comment-on-ukrainian.md) | -0.9% | -1.5% |
| WHEAT | 2017-09-25 | [Russia: wheat export prices are rising due to good](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69002-russia-wheat-export-prices-are-rising-due-to-good.md) | -7.1% | +2.9% |
| WHEAT | 2017-02-07 | [Good export demand boosts corn futures - Brownfield Ag News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72528-good-export-demand-boosts-corn-futures-brownfield-ag-news.md) | +0.4% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2024-04-17 | [UK: Oat exports starting to slow](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30785-uk-oat-exports-starting-to-slow.md) | -0.1% | +1.7% |

## Sources

- theland.com.au: https://www.theland.com.au/story/7208611/australian-grains-proving-good-value-in-some-key-markets/

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