RSS feed 
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Stocks of Grain Held by Bulk Handling Companies and Grain Traders, Australia, May 2010
Victor P Taffa
KEY POINTS
At the end of May 2010, Australia’s bulk storage of wheat grain was estimated at 11.2 million tonnes, which was 13% less than the amount stored at the same time in April 2010. Of the total wheat grain stored by bulk grain handlers, 87% (or 9.7 million tonnes) was milling grade and 13% (or 1.4 million tonnes) was feed grade. Wheat grain stored by bulk grain handlers fell in all states in May 2010, when compared to April 2010.
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STOCKS OF WHEAT GRAIN STORED BY BULK GRAIN HANDLERS, at month end |
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WHEAT GRAIN STORED BY STATE |
WHEAT GRAIN STORED BY GRADE(a) |
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NSW(b) |
Vic.(c) |
Qld |
SA |
WA |
Aust. |
Milling |
Feed |
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| 2008-09(d) | |||||||||
| May |
3 036 |
378 |
1 139 |
671 |
3 502 |
8 726 |
6 778 |
1 948 |
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| June |
2 548 |
302 |
973 |
519 |
2 656 |
6 998 |
5 416 |
1 582 |
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| July |
2 108 |
260 |
874 |
511 |
2 065 |
5 818 |
4 503 |
1 315 |
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| August |
1 730 |
168 |
690 |
362 |
1 544 |
4 494 |
3 452 |
1 042 |
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| September(d) |
1 232 |
110 |
531 |
297 |
1 251 |
3 421 |
2 645 |
776 |
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| 2009-10(d) | |||||||||
| October |
1 470 |
71 |
1 005 |
256 |
922 |
3 724 |
3 027 |
697 |
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| November |
4 066 |
337 |
1 217 |
1 716 |
2 697 |
10 033 |
8 590 |
1 443 |
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| December |
4 171 |
1 557 |
1 135 |
3 788 |
7 137 |
17 788 |
15 360 |
2 428 |
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| January |
3 856 |
1 734 |
1 044 |
3 789 |
6 621 |
17 044 |
14 642 |
2 402 |
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| February |
3 345 |
1 624 |
1 006 |
3 644 |
5 945 |
15 564 |
13 424 |
2 140 |
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| March |
2 951 |
1 450 |
940 |
3 475 |
5 252 |
14 068 |
12 133 |
1 935 |
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| April |
2 667 |
1 301 |
821 |
3 178 |
4 803 |
12 770 |
11 043 |
1 727 |
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| May |
2 238 |
1 137 |
694 |
2 895 |
4 186 |
11 150 |
9 729 |
1 421 |
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| (a) Wheat grain is graded by quality. | |||||||||
| (b) Includes ACT. | |||||||||
| (c) Includes Tas. | |||||||||
| (d) 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). | |||||||||