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 31 December 2007.


KEY POINTS

With the harvest of winter grains almost complete, the quantity of grain held in storage facilities operated by the major bulk grain handling companies at 31 December 2007 was 15.6 million tonnes. This is a 60% increase on the November 2007 level but 700,000 tonnes below the December 2006 mark. Wheat and barley were again the main contributors with increases of 3.6 million tonnes and 1.7 million tonnes respectively between November and December 2007.

	Oct. 2007	Nov. 2007	Dec. 2007
	'000 tonnes	'000 tonnes	'000 tonnes

Wheat
For milling	1 031.6	4 610.7	7 955.9
For feed and other purposes	375.4	867.3	1 085.4
Total wheat	1 407.0	5 478.1	9 041.3
Barley
For malting	299.7	1 212.4	1 637.0
For feed and other purposes	323.0	1 893.6	3 121.4
Total barley	622.7	3 106.0	4 758.4
Oats	5.2	116.7	270.5
Triticale	4.6	9.4	34.4
Oilseeds	122.4	649.6	973.6
Sorghum, other feed grains and pulses	363.4	410.7	527.1
Total grains other than wheat and barley	495.6	1 186.4	1 805.6
Total all grains	2 525.3	9 770.4	15 605.3

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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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