Australia
October 16, 2007
Grain Licensing Authority
(GLA) Chairman Wayne Obst today announced the Authority had
granted two special export licences for the 2007/08 season.
Mr Obst said one was for 70,000 tonnes of malting barley to Asia
and the second for 66,000 tonnes of feed barley to the Middle
East.
”Given the quality of the applications and the greater level of
certainty in production for this season, the GLA is confident
that this decision will not adversely impact on the main export
licence holder and be of benefit to WA growers and the
industry,” he said.
The total amount of barley granted in special export licences
for the 2007/08 season is now 806,000 tonnes, comprising of
180,000 tonnes of malting barley and 626,000 tonnes of feed
barley.
Based on the Department of
Agriculture and Food’s October barley production estimate of
approximately 1.8 million tonnes for this season, the licences
will account for 44 per cent of the Western Australia crop. |
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