Bunkers fill with wheat at Viterra’s Pinnaroo site in the South Australian Murray-Mallee in November. Photo: Anthony Gregurke, Viterra eastern region operations coordinator
AUSTRALIA exported 1,173,523 tonnes of wheat and durum in total in November, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
The figure is down 17 percent from 1,405,885t shipped in October.
In containerised exports in November, Thailand on 28,357t was the biggest market, followed by Taiwan on 22,186t and Malaysia on 20,260t.
In bulk shipments, Indonesia on 202,400t was the biggest market by far, followed by China on 171,848t and Vietnam on 108,723t.
Yemen on 107,501t and The Philippines on 104,960t were also destinations for more than 100,000t of bulk wheat.
| BOXED | Sep | Oct | Nov | TONNES |
| Bahrain | 0 | 25 | 25 | 50 |
| China | 24548 | 13330 | 12849 | 50727 |
| Fiji | 0 | 296 | 245 | 540 |
| French Polynesia | 0 | 227 | 244 | 472 |
| Hong Kong | 259 | 0 | 541 | 799 |
| India | 8804 | 8241 | 3787 | 20831 |
| Indonesia | 7051 | 5500 | 14395 | 26946 |
| Japan | 513 | 1045 | 1513 | 3072 |
| Kenya | 500 | 1 | 0 | 501 |
| Malaysia | 12730 | 24863 | 20260 | 57853 |
| Myanmar | 674 | 0 | 1016 | 1690 |
| New Caledonia | 2362 | 3544 | 2456 | 8362 |
| New Zealand | 3386 | 2461 | 2476 | 8324 |
| Oman | 52 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1813 | 1355 | 702 | 3870 |
| Philippines | 2532 | 4590 | 3034 | 10156 |
| Saudi Arabia | 257 | 951 | 1517 | 2725 |
| Singapore | 3000 | 1750 | 1497 | 6247 |
| Solomon Islands | 474 | 998 | 0 | 1471 |
| South Korea | 1552 | 1000 | 578 | 3130 |
| Sri Lanka | 0 | 122 | 177 | 299 |
| Taiwan | 18998 | 11622 | 22186 | 52806 |
| Tanzania | 400 | 0 | 0 | 400 |
| Thailand | 28039 | 29407 | 28357 | 85804 |
| UAE | 1104 | 24 | 0 | 1129 |
| UK | 1147 | 1591 | 255 | 2992 |
| Vietnam | 12683 | 11055 | 15034 | 38772 |
| DURUM | ||||
| China | 1303 | 676 | 199 | 2178 |
| UAE | 0 | 2237 | 996 | 3232 |
| TOTAL | 134181 | 126909 | 134341 | 395431 |
Table 1: Australian containerised durum and wheat exports for September, October and November 2023. Source: ABS
| BULK | Sep | Oct | Nov | TONNES |
| Bahrain | 17700 | 0 | 0 | 17700 |
| China | 208269 | 253000 | 171348 | 632617 |
| Fiji | 0 | 44000 | 12018 | 56018 |
| French Polynesia | 0 | 227 | 242 | 469 |
| India | 2668 | 641 | 846 | 4155 |
| Indonesia | 132847 | 146468 | 202400 | 481716 |
| Japan | 81844 | 117081 | 82015 | 280939 |
| Kuwait | 85404 | 36840 | 0 | 122244 |
| Malaysia | 1991 | 96105 | 25624 | 123720 |
| Mauritius | 0 | 0 | 18000 | 18000 |
| Myanmar | 28426 | 23130 | 0 | 51556 |
| New Zealand | 74046 | 47436 | 15396 | 136878 |
| Oman | 27500 | 13199 | 27101 | 67799 |
| Papua New Guinea | 27021 | 21200 | 43720 | 91941 |
| Philippines | 260430 | 156310 | 104960 | 521700 |
| Qatar | 0 | 20999 | 0 | 20999 |
| Singapore | 14300 | 0 | 23700 | 38000 |
| South Korea | 102181 | 55000 | 94840 | 252021 |
| Taiwan | 0 | 229 | 0 | 229 |
| Thailand | 32999 | 2056 | 0 | 35054 |
| UAE | 42151 | 0 | 249 | 42401 |
| Vietnam | 98333 | 130008 | 108723 | 337064 |
| Yemen | 121475 | 63420 | 107501 | 292396 |
| DURUM | ||||
| Algeria | 0 | 51737 | 0 | 51737 |
| China | 0 | 0 | 500 | 500 |
| TOTAL | 1359587 | 1279086 | 1039182 | 3677855 |
Table 2: Australian bulk durum and wheat exports for September, October and November 2023. Source: ABS
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