# Eastern exports garrotted as domestic feedgrains grapple with outlook - Grain Central

> Australian grain exports from NSW and Queensland have slowed sharply, with GrainCorp holding no cereal cargoes out of NSW ports or Brisbane for January to June. Low winter-crop yields in Queensland and northern NSW are tightening domestic feedgrain supply, and sorghum and barley prices have risen.

- Date: 2018-01-23 · published 2018-01-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/67056-eastern-exports-garrotted-as-domestic-feedgrains-grapple-with-outlook-grain
- Commodities: [Sorghum](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SORGHUM.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Tight eastern Australian supply and rising domestic feed demand keep sorghum and barley prices firm and reduce export availability into international markets.

## Read by commodity

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

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2025-07-07 | [STB backs CPKC in grain export dispute with Union Pacific - Trains](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23750-stb-backs-cpkc-in-grain-export-dispute-with-union-pacific-trains.md) | -3.4% | -5.3% |
| WHEAT | 2021-03-23 | [Hot sea-freight market boosts Australian export opportunities - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48320-hot-sea-freight-market-boosts-australian-export-opportunities-grain-central.md) | -0.9% | -0.8% |
| WHEAT | 2019-02-26 | [Sun sets on Eyre Peninsula rail as Viterra moves to road - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/60603-sun-sets-on-eyre-peninsula-rail-as-viterra-moves-to-road-grain-central.md) | +0.8% | +5.2% |
| WHEAT | 2021-09-08 | [KSK Grain Terminal increases grain exports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44923-ksk-grain-terminal-increases-grain-exports.md) | +2.2% | +5.0% |
| WHEAT | 2025-01-17 | [Ukraine’s trade in 2024: restoration of logistical routes \| OSW Centre for Eastern Studies](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14237-ukraine-s-trade-in-2024-restoration-of-logistical-routes-osw-centre-for-eastern.md) | +0.3% | +3.4% |

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/markets/eastern-exports-garrotted-as-domestic-feedgrains-grapple-with-outlook/

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