Australian Barley Exports to China

Monthly data to June 2026 · Updated 08 September 2026
2025/26 MY to Date
7.61 MMT
Nov 2025 – Jun 2026
Pace vs Last MY
↑ 55%
same period 2024/25
MY Value to Date
US$1.83bn
US dollars FOB
Latest Month
744 kt
↑ 20% YoY
SMAC Data NoteAustralian barley exports to China totalled 744 kt in June 2026, up 20% from June 2025; 2025/26 marketing-year shipments to date are up 55% on the same period last year.

Monthly export volume (tonnes)

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Last 24 months

MonthTonnesValue (US$m FOB)Implied FOB US$/t
June 2026743,911191.1257
May 2026666,998169.8255
April 20261,310,592323.5247
March 20261,030,397241.8235
February 20261,221,077285.2234
January 20261,028,263245.5239
December 2025959,681224.0233
November 2025644,386150.0233
October 202579,34819.0239
September 2025162,02141.1254
August 2025381,07792.2242
July 2025487,711118.7243
June 2025618,775153.7248
May 2025758,817184.3243
April 2025395,09792.4234
March 2025705,438167.4237
February 2025603,022144.3239
January 2025703,394168.4239
December 2024383,29491.6239
November 2024745,744179.1240
October 202481,16820.3250
September 2024238,36758.8246
August 2024129,54233.4258
July 2024279,12870.6253
Methodology & definitions
Reporter
Australia
Trade flow
Exports
Partner
China
Commodity
Barley — HS code 1003
Frequency
Monthly, January 2018 to June 2026
Marketing year
Nov–Oct; MY-to-date totals compare the equivalent months of the prior marketing year
Quantity
Net weight, tonnes
Value
Free-on-board (FOB), US dollars
Source
Australian merchandise trade statistics as reported to UN Comtrade
Implied US$/t
Customs FOB value ÷ net weight — reflects the export mix for the month, not a quoted market price

Australia has exported 7.61 million tonnes of barley to China in the 2025/26 marketing year to date (Nov 2025 to Jun 2026) — up 55% on the same period last marketing year, worth US$1,831 million FOB. The implied average export value was US$241 per tonne FOB. Source: Australian trade data as reported to UN Comtrade (monthly). This page is regenerated when new monthly data is released.

Other commodities

Wheat → Indonesia · Wheat → Philippines · Wheat → Vietnam · Wheat → Japan · Wheat → South Korea · Wheat → Thailand · Wheat → Malaysia · Sorghum → China

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Compiled and maintained by SMAC Markets — International Grain Brokerage, Melbourne. Data may be revised by the source; pages regenerate when new monthly data is released.