Fed: Wheat exports fell in February: ABARE

AAP General News (Australia)
04-15-2010
Fed: Wheat exports fell in February: ABARE

Australian wheat exports fell to around 1.2 million tonnes in February .. compared
to 1.4 million tonnes in the previous month.

The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resources Economics (ABARE) wheat supply
and exports report shows exports from Victoria and New South Wales increased in February
.. but fell in Queensland .. South Australia and Western Australia.

Wheat committed for export increased to around 3.5 million tonnes in February, up from
around 3.3 million tonnes in the previous month.

The largest markets for bulk wheat exports were Indonesia, China and Korea.

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