• Australia is the leading producer and exporter of Grain

• Cropping 20 million hectares of productive land.

• Grains produced include Wheat, Barley, Sorghum, Maize, Oats and a variety of Oilseeds.

• Produces 40 million tonnes annually.

Australia oilseed exports are significant – we supply over one million tonnes of canola seed (15-20% of the world’s Canola trade). Australian oils and oilseeds have gained an excellent reputation with international buyers based on our efficient chain of production, processing and distribution. Their unique characteristics are particularly appealing to the food industry looking for products that meet the growing demand for healthy oils in cooking and dining, such as mono sun, canola, mid/high oleic canola, poly sun, cottonseed, and blends.

• Australia is the 3rd largest exporter of Cotton.

• With 98% of cotton produced exported.

• Produces approximately 1 million tonnes annually.

• Main Export markets includes China, Japan, Thailand, Korea and Indonesia.

• Australia produced 1.05 million tonnes of lucerne hay for the year ending June 2013.

• New South Wales is the largest producer of lucerne hay in Australia with almost half of national production, while Tasmania produces 2-3%.

• Australia exported 101,303 tonnes of lucerne for the year ending June 2013. This included hay, chaff, meal and pellets.

• Lucerne is a perennial legume grown throughout Australia for use in making hay, silage, manufactured stock feed and for livestock grazing.

• Lucerne has strong links to the dairy and equine industries and is considered a high value stock feed.