Major Asian markets for Australian wheat: End use suitability of the

Major Asian markets for Australian
wheat:
End use suitability of the main
classes
Dr Larisa Cato
National Wheat Quality Specialist
AGIC, Singapore, March 10th 2014
Outline
• Australian Wheat Production & Export
• Australian Milling Classes
• Diverse End uses of Australian Wheat Classes
• Focus on major Asian markets
• Indonesia
• Vietnam
• Japan
• South Korea
2013/14 Wheat production in Australia
2013/14 WHEAT PRODUCTION
QLD
NSW
WA
VIC
SA
 Total national production in 2013/14 was 26mt
Data: Australian Crop Forecasters (estimates only)
Australian wheat export
Wheat Exports
(Ave. 2007/08 - 2011/12)
Indonesia
Wheat production
regions
Vietnam
Korea- South
Japan
Malaysia
Yemen
China
• Production: 26.5 mmt p.a.
• Export: 15 mmt (56%)
• Represents10-15% global trade
• Largest export market: Indonesia
Source: ABARES
Sudan
Thailand
Iraq
0.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
Wheat exports (mmt)
4.0
Australian milling classes
Class description
Acronym
Australian Prime Hard
APH
Australian Hard
AH
Australian Premium White
APW
Australian Premium White
Noodle
APWN
Australian Noodle Wheat
ANW
Australian Standard White
ASW
Australian Durum Wheat
ADR
Australian Soft Wheat
ASFT
Source: Wheat Quality Australia
Wheat class distribution
NSW
QLD
ASW
GPDurum
GP
GP
APH
VIC
AH
ASW
APH
ASW
AUH
AH
AUH
AUH
APW
APW
APW
AH
SA
GP
Durum
WA
AH
GP
AS
ASW
AH
AUH
ASW
APW
AUH
Based on 2013/14 production
ANW
APW
Main end uses
• Australian Prime Hard (APH)
• yellow alkaline noodles
• bread
• Australian Hard (AH)
• breads, noodles
• Australian Premium White (APW)
• noodles and steamed breads
• breads including European and flat breads
• Australian Premium White Noodle (APWN)
• specialty Japanese noodles (hard component)
• Australian Standard White (ASW)
• flat breads, steamed (Asian) breads,
• noodles
• Australian Noodle Wheat (ANW)
• specialty Japanese noodle
• Australian Soft (ASFT)
• biscuits, cakes, steamed buns
• Australian Durum (ADR)
• Italian pasta, couscous
Major Asian markets
Wheat classes
APH
AH
APW
ASW
ANW
Indonesia
Vietnam Japan* South Korea*
bakign
baking
noodles noodles
noodles, baking
noodels, baking
noodles
noodles, baking, biscuits noodles, baking Udon WSN, Ramyon
noodles, biscuits
biscuits
Udon WSN, Ramyon
* ANW + APW2 = ASWN
APH – Ramen noodles ANW+APW (ASWN) - Udon noodles APW, AH -noodles, baking
Summary / Key Messages
• Small producer but major exporter of wheat
• 10-15% global trade
• Good production in 2013/14
• record harvest in WA & SA
• Wheat classes suited for major end products in many Asian
countries
• Main Asian markets Indonesia, Vietnam, South Korea, Japan
• Opportunities: China, Philippines
Opportunity for Australian Wheat
1. Increasing flour and wheat demand
2. Service major markets with technical information
3. Target baked products segment with
“Baking with Australian Wheat Package”
Thank You
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