CANBERRA: Australian fodder exports totalled 74,831 tonnes for September, bringing the nine-month, year-to-date export volume total to 744,595t, according to ABARES data. September Australian fodder exports were valued at $29.3 million. The 2016 nine-month, year-to-date value of Australian fodder exports totals $299.1m.
Japan remains Australia’s number one customer for fodder exports, taking nearly 40,000t in September, or 53 per cent of the total exports for the month. On a nine month year-to- date basis, Japan’s share of total Australian fodder exports is only marginally less at 48 per cent. China, the Republic of Korea and Taiwan also continue as strong export destinations for Australian fodder. Australian fodder exports totalled more than 936,000t in 2015 with a total value of more than $383m.
Australian Fodder Industry Association chief executive officer John McKew said the Australian fodder industry continued its long running export success. “Despite the difficult start to the 2016 hay production season throughout much of the country, Australian exporters are confident of continued demand for Australia’s fodder products, citing quality and reliability as key determinants of the ongoing strength of the sector,” he said.
