ABOUT THIS PUBLICATION

This publication contains estimates of the quantity of grain held in grain storage facilities operated by the major bulk grain handling companies and grain traders in Australia as at 29 February 2008.


KEY POINTS

The quantity of grain held in storage facilities operated by the major bulk grain handling companies at 29 February 2008 was 13.5 million tonnes. This is a decrease of 8% from the level in January 2008 but 3% above last February's level. Stocks of most major grain types decreased, on average, between 10% and 15% over the last month. Stocks of 'Sorghum, other feed grains and pulses' nearly doubled, reflecting the harvesting of summer grown crops.

	Dec. 2007	Jan. 2008	Feb. 2008
	'000 tonnes	'000 tonnes	'000 tonnes

Wheat
For milling	7 955.9	7 604.9	6 821.8
For feed and other purposes	1 085.4	1 079.7	976.8
Total wheat	9 041.3	8 684.6	7 798.6
Barley
For malting	1 637.0	1 574.3	1 437.6
For feed and other purposes	3 121.4	2 700.5	2 232.5
Total barley	4 758.4	4 274.8	3 670.1
Oats	270.5	279.6	237.2
Triticale	34.4	33.9	32.4
Oilseeds	973.6	779.4	681.3
Sorghum, other feed grains and pulses	527.1	588.1	1 098.4
Total grains other than wheat and barley	1 805.6	1 681.0	2 049.4
Total all grains	15 605.3	14 640.4	13 518.1

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Note: The reference period relates to the last day of the month.

NOTES

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ROUNDING

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