Australia exports 2.57Mt wheat in May

Source:  Grain Central
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Australia exported 2,570,693 tonnes of wheat, including durum, in May, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

The total is down 14,495t from 2,585,188t shipped in April, and is well up on the 1,587,567t shipped in May 2024.

In containerised exports for May 2025, Taiwan on 25,725t, Vietnam on 23,399t, and Thailand on 21,681t were the three biggest destinations.

In bulk, Indonesia on 392,380t, Thailand on 219,645t, and The Philippines on 196,925t were the three major destinations.

Bulk exports to Africa continue to maintain strength ahead of Northern Hemisphere volume becoming available.

African bulk destinations in May included: Kenya 83,944t; Mozambique 101,836t; Rwanda 30,800t; South Africa 131,831t; Tanzania 60,600t; Uganda 53,985t, and Zambia 29,512t.

Occasional customer Iraq on 66,000t was the only destination over 50,000t to make an appearance in May.

BOXED Mar Apr May Total
China 9362 4760 3914 18035
Fiji 0 177 226 403
Hong Kong 270 0 270 540
India 3487 3698 6438 13622
Indonesia 28695 36651 20720 86065
Japan 1978 0 0 1978
Malaysia 28275 34702 21450 84428
Mauritius 499 497 0 996
Myanmar 1779 1986 1372 5137
New Caledonia 1665 2082 1855 5603
New Zealand 2410 4259 2046 8715
Papua New Guinea 1000 1317 1018 3335
Philippines 16330 10822 13145 40297
Saudi Arabia 1122 1237 250 2609
Singapore 737 736 500 1973
Solomon Is 0 300 1746 2047
South Korea 1405 986 4725 7116
Sri Lanka 252 0 0 252
Taiwan 21288 13943 25725 60956
Tanzania 0 607 0 607
Thailand 43277 23074 21681 88032
UAE 0 0 500 500
UK 1931 915 824 3670
Vietnam 27965 21259 23399 72624
DURUM
China 3017 1536 1503 6056
Malaysia 0 499 0 499
South Korea 0 40 200 240
Thailand 249 0 0 249
Vietnam 1968 0 0 1968
TOTAL 198959 166083 153507 518549

Table 1: Australian containerised wheat and durum exports for March, April and May 2025. Source: ABS

BULK Mar Apr May Total
Bahrain 24321 0 0 24321
Bangladesh 20497 200 0 20697
Burundi 0 4000 0 4000
China 278946 189874 66000 534821
Egypt 0 24417 16703 41120
Fiji 0 0 40000 40000
Indonesia 339516 360575 392380 1092471
Iraq 0 0 66000 66000
Japan 79731 106644 60210 246585
Kenya 0 89515 83944 173459
Kuwait 39600 27708 43224 110532
Laos 279 0 0 279
Malawi 0 66565 0 66565
Malaysia 0 81002 82004 163006
Mozambique 0 81455 101836 183292
Myanmar 27109 51581 28230 106919
New Zealand 24000 0 104000 128000
Oman 0 72815 43439 116254
Papua New Guinea 32377 0 54429 86806
Philippines 248760 190342 196925 636027
Qatar 0 21000 22000 43000
Rwanda 0 8000 30800 38800
Saudi Arabia 0 66000 0 66000
Singapore 0 22289 20924 43213
South Africa 0 168630 131831 300461
South Korea 95370 222120 166657 484147
Taiwan 0 0 241 241
Tanzania 55000 106220 60600 221820
Thailand 293581 115831 219645 629058
Uganda 0 21350 53985 75335
UAE 54266 252 24665 79183
Vietnam 135277 101750 115873 352900
Yemen 161656 107150 161130 429936
Zambia 0 0 29512 29512
Zimbabwe 0 6000 0 6000
DURUM
Italy 0 105820 0 105820
Thailand 500 0 0 500
TOTAL 1910786 2419105 2417186 6747078

Table 2: Australian lentil exports for March, April and May 2025. Source: ABS

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