# Australian grain exports surge | Queensland Country Life | QLD

> Australia shipped record January volumes of wheat (2.5 million tonnes) and feed barley (1.0 million tonnes), with total wheat, barley and canola exports above 4.0 million tonnes for the first time. India took over a third of wheat shipments and China imported 561,000 tonnes of barley.

- Date: 2017-03-09 · published 2017-03-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/71947-australian-grain-exports-surge-queensland-country-life-qld
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Canola Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CANMEAL.md)

## Why it matters

Strong Australian export pace to India, China and Saudi Arabia tightens competition in Asian feed and milling markets, supporting export demand for Australian grain.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bullish ▲
- CANMEAL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-08-31 | [Sorghum higher on Chinese demand \| Queensland Country Life \| QLD](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51675-sorghum-higher-on-chinese-demand-queensland-country-life-qld.md) | -2.6% | +6.6% |
| WHEAT | 2017-05-26 | [Record Australian grain exports flood market, but Black Sea challenge ahead](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70952-record-australian-grain-exports-flood-market-but-black-sea-challenge-ahead.md) | -0.2% | -0.7% |
| WHEAT | 2020-03-19 | [Feedgrain Focus: Exports, weaker AUD lift values - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54200-feedgrain-focus-exports-weaker-aud-lift-values-grain-central.md) | -5.4% | -2.2% |
| WHEAT | 2020-09-24 | [Feedgrain Focus: Export demand, local shorts lift values - Grain Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10438-feedgrain-focus-export-demand-local-shorts-lift-values-grain-central.md) | +6.7% | +11.0% |
| WHEAT | 2018-09-25 | [Russian Grain Exports Slowed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62870-russian-grain-exports-slowed.md) | +1.8% | +8.0% |

## Sources

- queenslandcountrylife.com.au: https://www.queenslandcountrylife.com.au/story/4521361/record-large-grain-exports/

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.