7307.0 - Wheat Stocks and Exports, Australia, Sep 2012 Quality Declaration 
ARCHIVED ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 09/11/2012  Ceased
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Wheat grain stored
  • Wheat grain stored by bulk grain handlers at the end of September 2012 was 7.1 million tonnes which was a decrease of 2 million tonnes (22%) compared to August 2012.

Graph Image for Stocks of wheat grain by state(a)

Annotation(s): (a) The end of September is used to represent the closing stocks of wheat grain prior to the commencement of the next harvest period (October to September). (b) NSW includes ACT (c) Victoria includes Tasmania until September 2011

Source(s): Wheat Stocks and Exports, Australia (cat. no. 7307.0)


  • The total wheat grain stored in September 2012 was 1.2 million tonnes (14%) lower than the amount stored in September 2011.


Graph Image for Wheat Grain Stored(a)

Annotation(s): (a) The end of September is used to represent the closing stocks of wheat grain prior to the commencement of the next harvest period (October to September).

Source(s): Stocks of Grain Held by Bulk Handling Companies and Grain Traders, Australia (cat. no. 7122.0.55.001)


Wheat grain stored by grade
  • Wheat grain graded for milling comprised 69% (4.9 million tonnes) of the total wheat grain stored, with the remaining 31% (2.2 million tonnes) graded for feed.

Graph Image for Wheat grain stored by grade(a) (b)

Annotation(s): (a) The end of September is used to represent the closing stocks of wheat grain prior to the commencement of the next harvest period (October to September). (b) Wheat grain is graded by quality.

Source(s): Wheat Stocks and Exports, Australia (cat. no. 7307.0)