Australia: Private barley crop forecasts increased to 12-13 mln tonnes

A large barley acreage and benign weather conditions have increased Australia’s private crop forecasts to 12 -13 mln tonnes, H. M. Gauger GmbH said earlier in August.

It would be a third year of near record production, thanks to changed weather (climate) conditions.

Barley exports in October-May were 5.6 mln tonnes. Malting barley went to Canada (96,000 tonnes), Mexico (32,000), and Peru (96,000 tonnes).

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