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for barley exports in 2017-18 is 7.3 million tonnes, including 5.3
million for feed and 2 million for malting, unchanged from the
previous month, and down from 9 million (7 million for feed and
2 million for malting) in 2016-17. The IGC's forecast of Australian sorghum exports in 2017-18 is unchanged on the month
at 450,000 tonnes, down from 717,000 the year before. Australia's exports of oats in 2017-18 are now forecast at 1.65 million
tonnes, up from a forecast of 1.6 million made a month earlier
and up from 1.617 million exported in the previous year.
"In 2017, low prices for Australian wheat increased competitiveness and access to a number of markets such as the Philippines, India and Iraq, especially in the period before Black Sea
harvests were available for the international market," the USDA
attaché said in a report issued in July. "Indonesia traditionally accounts for around 20% of total wheat exports."
Australian exporters are facing greater import competition in
the feed market, as well as in the baking industry, the attaché said.
Virtually all wheat is exported in bulk and less than 5% has been
reportedly exported by container in recent years.
"The Australian barley industry produces grain for standard
and craft beer and distilled spirits production, as well as feed
grain for domestic and overseas livestock industries," the attaché's July update explained. "Demand for malt barley is increas-

ing while prices for feed barley have weakened due to improved
pasture growth across Australia and high winter crop production.
"Around 30% to 40% of barley grown in Australia usually
achieves malting grade, with the remainder consumed as food
and feed barley. Malting barley is used primarily to produce
alcohol (beer and distilled spirits such as Shochu, a Japanese
distilled spirit) and food including confectionery, snack foods,
breakfast cereals, miso and barley tea. China has been by far
the biggest destination for Australian barley exports, ahead of
markets such as Saudi Arabia and Japan. "
Exports of malting grade barley to other countries such as
Japan are expected to be stronger over the year with lower supplies from some other countries, the attaché report said. The
Australian barley industry has sought to strengthen links with
buyers in Asia through investment in malting plants in a number
of countries. In mid-2017, CBH Group opened a $70 million,
110,000-tonne malt plant in Vietnam to provide barley growers
in Western Australia with a stronger link to the Vietnamese beer
market, which is the fastest growing in the region.
"Australia normally accounts for around 20% of the global
feed barley trade," the attaché said. "China has been the largest
single market for Australian feed barley exports in recent years,
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