Australian Sorghum Exports to China

Monthly data to June 2026 · Updated 08 September 2026
2026/27 MY to Date
1.32 MMT
Mar 2026 – Jun 2026
Pace vs Last MY
↑ 6%
same period 2025/26
MY Value to Date
US$380m
US dollars FOB
Latest Month
223 kt
↓ 5% YoY
SMAC Data NoteAustralian sorghum exports to China totalled 223 kt in June 2026, down 5% from June 2025; 2026/27 marketing-year shipments to date are up 6% 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 2026222,66164.9292
May 2026403,414118.6294
April 2026331,86897.4293
March 2026357,41899.3278
February 2026181,18846.9259
January 202610,7713.6338
December 20258,6012.6298
November 202524,2756.6271
October 202584,82924.9294
September 2025224,63061.0271
August 2025161,41646.8290
July 2025392,113121.9311
June 2025234,66473.4313
May 2025480,558127.1264
April 2025380,57594.7249
March 2025146,99340.3274
February 202599,08725.1253
January 20255,5931.5274
December 202410,4082.5242
November 202428,2348.1286
October 2024177,61747.6268
September 2024318,82286.1270
August 2024252,60368.5271
July 2024398,711108.7273
Methodology & definitions
Reporter
Australia
Trade flow
Exports
Partner
China
Commodity
Sorghum — HS code 1007
Frequency
Monthly, January 2018 to June 2026
Marketing year
Mar–Feb; 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 1.32 million tonnes of sorghum to China in the 2026/27 marketing year to date (Mar 2026 to Jun 2026) — up 6% on the same period last marketing year, worth US$380 million FOB. The implied average export value was US$289 per tonne FOB. Source: Australian trade data as reported to UN Comtrade (monthly). This page is regenerated when new monthly data is released.

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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.