# Bulk grain import permit granted for the first time in over a decade

> Australia's agriculture department has granted the Manildra Group's Shoalhaven Starches plant a permit to import bulk wheat from Canada. The first such permit since 2007 is needed because drought has left too little high-protein wheat for the plant. The imported grain will be processed mainly into products for export.

- Date: 2019-05-15 · published 2019-05-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59059-bulk-grain-import-permit-granted-for-the-first-time-in-over-a-decade
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

The import is a small, company-specific supply fix for high-protein wheat. It signals tight Australian protein supplies, with limited effect on global wheat prices.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2024-08-07 | [Grain Seaborne Trade Impact on the Dry Bulk Freight Market — Breakwave Advisors](https://feedsoft.ai/events/17013-grain-seaborne-trade-impact-on-the-dry-bulk-freight-market-breakwave-advisors.md) | +0.1% | -3.5% |
| WHEAT | 2018-10-31 | [Grain imports on the cards as drought drives up prices and crop forecasts slashed - ABC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62498-grain-imports-on-the-cards-as-drought-drives-up-prices-and-crop-forecasts.md) | -3.6% | -5.0% |
| WHEAT | 2017-05-03 | [Grain export from Russia has lowered for the last week](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70863-grain-export-from-russia-has-lowered-for-the-last-week.md) | -2.1% | -1.7% |
| WHEAT | 2023-07-31 | [Thai, Vietnamese prices hit over decade highs on India curbs rice export](https://feedsoft.ai/events/35130-thai-vietnamese-prices-hit-over-decade-highs-on-india-curbs-rice-export.md) | +0.2% | -2.2% |
| WHEAT | 2020-12-01 | [Global Trade War a Boon for Black Sea Grain \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49509-global-trade-war-a-boon-for-black-sea-grain-feed-and-grain.md) | +9.5% | +8.9% |

## Sources

- theaustralianfarmer.com: https://www.theaustralianfarmer.com/bulk-grain-import-permit-granted-for-the-first-time-in-over-a-decade

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