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FEATURE: SUCCESS IN SOUTH AFRICA

tion increase. High yields have reduced
wheat protein in eastern Australia below
historical averages. Australia's eastern
and southern regions are experiencing
logistical challenges because of limited
elevator capacity due to competition
from barley and oilseeds, and the shipping system is fully booked from January to August. Spot demand is expected
to be difficult to accommodate this year.
Western Canada's 2010 wheat production declined 20.9% due to too much rain.
The E.U.-27's wheat production was relatively flat at 134,706,000 tonnes with 90%
of the wheat produced being consumed
with in the E.U.-27. Three nations -
France, Germany and the U.K. - account
for 60% of production with the E.U.-27.
The lack of Black Sea wheat on the market led E.U. nations that had relied on
Black Sea imports to turn to their fellow
E.U. members. Northern Europe and Eastern Europe saw their milling wheat qual-

ity decline year on year due to high levels
of precipitation during the harvest season.
The E.U. is expected to have a 2-milliontonne feed wheat deficit this year.
U.S. wheat plantings have steadily
declined since 1990 with soybeans and
corn (maize) acreage both trending up.
During this time, however, wheat yield
has increased and production in 2010
stayed flat at 60.5 million tonnes.
South America's major wheat producers - Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and
Brazil - have seen a decline in wheat
plantings due to a variety of challenges
including government policy and an ever-increasing demand for soy in China.
The majority of this region's exportable
wheat crop is traded within the Mercosur trading block. In 2010, there was a
9.1-million-tonne exportable surplus, 7
million of which was consumed within
Mercosur. Only 2.1 million tonnes is
available for export outside of the re-

gion, with 1 million tonnes being committed to customers in Africa and the
Middle East. South America is trending
toward becoming a smaller player in the
global wheat export market.
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
In his opening remarks, de Villiers
challenged delegates to take advantage
of educational opportunities available at
the conference.
"We need to pick up on the advances
that have been made specifically around
technology improvements. There are
two reasons for my challenge today.
One is there are poor people out there -
especially on this continent - who depend on us to absorb this new information to make food more affordable and
more accessible to all. And second, you
have shareholders who want you to convert this information back into profits."
The educational programming fea-

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