# Harvest winds up on 1.4Mt sorghum crop - Grain Central

> Australia's sorghum harvest is wrapping up in Central Queensland, with the national crop estimated at 1.4 million tonnes, in line with ABARES. Trade sources estimate about 400,000 tonnes will be exported to China, and 250,000 tonnes has already shipped or is loading.

- Date: 2018-06-22 · published 2018-06-22T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64577-harvest-winds-up-on-1-4mt-sorghum-crop-grain-central
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md)

## Why it matters

Export demand from China supports Australian sorghum prices, but a broker expects little new Chinese business as the US crop returns from late July, which could cap prices in the second half of the year.

## Read by commodity

- SORGHUM: neutral

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/cropping/harvest-winds-up-on-1-4mt-sorghum-crop/

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