Australia exports 2.6Mt wheat in April, up 24pc from March
Australia exported 2.61 million tonnes of wheat, including durum, in April 2025—a 23% increase from March. Major bulk buyers included Indonesia, South Korea, and the Philippines. Containerised exports led to Malaysia and Indonesia. Durum exports peaked with 105,820 tonnes to Italy. New African and Middle Eastern markets emerged, boosting Australia’s global wheat trade footprint.
Australia exported 2,605,228 tonnes of wheat, including durum, in April, up 23 percent from the 2,109,745t shipped in March, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics data.
On containerised exports, little separated the biggest and second-biggest markets of Malaysia on 37,664t and Indonesia on 37,409t, followed by Thailand on 25,650t.
On bulk, Indonesia on 360,575t, followed by South Korea on 222,120t, The Philippines on 190,342t and China just behind on 189,874t the four biggest markets.
Bulk markets showed a rise in the number of destinations, from 18 in April to 27 in March, unusual for this time of year.
Destinations appearing in April and not February and March, were mainly in the Middle East and Africa, and included Burundi, Egypt, Kenya, Mozambique, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Uganda, and Zimbabwe.
April also saw the biggest month for durum shipments in years, with 105,820t shipped to Italy.
| BOXED | Feb | Mar | Apr | Tonnes |
| China | 8833 | 9362 | 4760 | 22955 |
| Fiji | 0 | 0 | 403 | 403 |
| Hong Kong | 0 | 270 | 0 | 270 |
| India | 1473 | 3487 | 4978 | 9937 |
| Indonesia | 29787 | 28695 | 37409 | 95891 |
| Japan | 600 | 1978 | 0 | 2578 |
| Malaysia | 25912 | 28275 | 37664 | 91851 |
| Mauritius | 0 | 499 | 497 | 996 |
| Myanmar | 2074 | 1779 | 1986 | 5839 |
| New Caledonia | 2108 | 1665 | 2590 | 6363 |
| New Zealand | 3935 | 2410 | 4259 | 10604 |
| Papua New Guinea | 350 | 1000 | 1317 | 2667 |
| Philippines | 11109 | 16330 | 11792 | 39231 |
| Saudi Arabia | 760 | 1122 | 1487 | 3369 |
| Singapore | 737 | 736 | 1473 | |
| Solomon Islands | 1392 | 0 | 300 | 1692 |
| South Korea | 1572 | 1405 | 1266 | 4243 |
| Sri Lanka | 0 | 252 | 74 | 326 |
| Taiwan | 21380 | 21288 | 14443 | 57110 |
| Tanzania | 0 | 0 | 607 | 607 |
| Thailand | 40916 | 43277 | 25650 | 109843 |
| UAE | 254 | 0 | 0 | 254 |
| UK | 1607 | 1931 | 1109 | 4647 |
| Vietnam | 31966 | 27965 | 20789 | 80720 |
| DURUM | ||||
| China | 6460 | 3017 | 1536 | 11013 |
| Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 499 | 499 |
| South Korea | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 |
| Taiwan | 261 | 0 | 0 | 261 |
| Thailand | 491 | 249 | 0 | 739 |
| Vietnam | 1476 | 1968 | 0 | 3444 |
| TOTAL | 194715 | 198959 | 176191 | 569865 |
Table 1: Australia’s February, March and April 2025 containerised wheat exports. Source: ABS
| BULK | Feb | Mar | Apr | Tonnes |
| Bahrain | 0 | 24321 | 0 | 24321 |
| Bangladesh | 40003 | 20497 | 200 | 60700 |
| Burundi | 0 | 0 | 4000 | 4000 |
| China | 59375 | 278946 | 189874 | 528196 |
| Egypt | 0 | 0 | 24417 | 24417 |
| Fiji | 38733 | 0 | 0 | 38733 |
| Indonesia | 307119 | 339516 | 360575 | 1007209 |
| Japan | 101876 | 79731 | 141854 | 323460 |
| Kenya | 0 | 0 | 89515 | 89515 |
| Kuwait | 89015 | 39600 | 0 | 128615 |
| Laos | 0 | 279 | 0 | 279 |
| Malawi | 31300 | 0 | 66565 | 97865 |
| Malaysia | 99134 | 0 | 81002 | 180136 |
| Mauritius | 18000 | 0 | 0 | 18000 |
| Mozambique | 0 | 0 | 81455 | 81455 |
| Myanmar | 1493 | 27109 | 51581 | 80183 |
| New Zealand | 76488 | 24000 | 0 | 100488 |
| Oman | 19800 | 72815 | 92615 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 20791 | 32377 | 0 | 53168 |
| Philippines | 456572 | 248760 | 190342 | 895674 |
| Qatar | 0 | 0 | 21000 | 21000 |
| Rwanda | 0 | 0 | 8000 | 8000 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 66000 | 66000 |
| Singapore | 0 | 0 | 22289 | 22289 |
| South Africa | 22000 | 0 | 168630 | 190630 |
| South Korea | 42900 | 95370 | 222120 | 360390 |
| Tanzania | 0 | 55000 | 108650 | 163650 |
| Thailand | 306449 | 293581 | 115831 | 715862 |
| Uganda | 0 | 0 | 21350 | 21350 |
| UAE | 11711 | 54266 | 252 | 66229 |
| Vietnam | 69014 | 135277 | 101750 | 306041 |
| Yemen | 50370 | 161656 | 107150 | 319176 |
| Zimbabwe | 0 | 0 | 6000 | 6000 |
| DURUM | ||||
| Algeria | 52500 | 0 | 0 | 52500 |
| Italy | 0 | 0 | 105820 | 105820 |
| Thailand | 0 | 500 | 0 | 500 |
| TOTAL | 1914643 | 1910786 | 2429037 | 6254466 |
Table 2: Australian February, March and April 2025 bulk wheat exports. Source: ABS
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