
The Port of Townsville shipped about 27,000 tonnes of sorghum to China in early November, its first bulk sorghum export. The shipment followed a bulk chickpea shipment to Pakistan and reflects efforts to develop North Queensland as an agricultural export gateway as regional crop production diversifies.
A new bulk export route gives Australian sorghum producers another outlet into China, potentially supporting regional export demand and prices. The shipment is meaningful but small relative to broader grain trade.
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