# Australian Feb malting barley exports drop 33pc, feed lifts - Grain Central

> Australia exported 179,152 tonnes of feed barley in February and 167,316 tonnes of malting barley, with malting shipments down a third over the month, according to ABS data. Overseas buying from Thailand and China has since picked up sharply, lifting shipping pace.

- Date: 2020-04-21 · published 2020-04-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53609-australian-feb-malting-barley-exports-drop-33pc-feed-lifts-grain-central
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Strong Asian purchasing for March-May shipment draws down Australia's exportable barley surplus, which supports barley prices in export markets.

## Read by commodity

- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/markets/australian-feb-feed-malting-barley-exports-drop-33pc-feed-lifts/

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