# Australian Feb barley exports up 7pc, sorghum drops - Grain Central

> Australia exported 870,566 tonnes of feed barley, 59,280 tonnes of malting barley and 15,656 tonnes of sorghum in February, according to ABS data. Total barley exports rose 7 percent from January, with Saudi Arabia taking nearly 500,000 tonnes of feed barley, while sorghum shipments fell 71 percent.

- Date: 2021-04-12 · published 2021-04-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/47558-australian-feb-barley-exports-up-7pc-sorghum-drops-grain-central
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Strong Australian barley shipments to Saudi Arabia and Asia support export demand and firm prices for feed barley, while the drop in sorghum exports points to limited near-term supply.

## Read by commodity

- BARLEY: bullish ▲
- SORGHUM: bearish ▼

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/markets/australian-feb-barley-exports-up-7pc-sorghum-drops/

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