# Australia ships 1Mt barley to further tighten domestic supply - Grain Central

> Australia shipped more than 1 Mt of barley in March, the busiest month of 2018 for bulk barley exports from southern Australia, driven by malting demand. Feedgrain supplies are tight in eastern Australia, and strong Saudi and Chinese sales have reduced domestic availability.

- Date: 2018-05-17 · published 2018-05-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/8709-australia-ships-1mt-barley-to-further-tighten-domestic-supply-grain-central
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Tight Australian feed barley supply keeps domestic prices about $30-35/t above world values until Black Sea barley arrives in July-August, supporting feed costs.

## Read by commodity

- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Sources

- graincentral.com: https://www.graincentral.com/markets/australia-ships-1mt-barley-to-further-tighten-domestic-supply/

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