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Australian Australian wheat is
highly valued for its
wheat
excellent performance
across a wide range of
food products, especially
Quality, versatility, and reliability noodles and breads.
Australian wheat for
premium products
Photo | Evan Collis/GRDC
Australia is a world leader Australian wheat is highly regarded by flour millers for:
in the production and Low moisture content
delivery of clean, dry,
Low screenings (cleanliness)
white, food safe wheat.
Soundness (high falling numbers)
Australia has a range of
carefully managed wheat White bran coat
classes to meet customer High flour yield with low ash
requirements. Excellent noodle colour and colour stability
Versatile and reliable Australian wheat for Australian wheat for
Asian baking Asian noodles
Australian wheat is ideally suited to a wide Australian wheat is increasingly in demand Australian wheat is highly regarded in
range of wheat-based products including: for baking applications as consumers many Asian markets for the production of
across Asia recognise the convenience of all types of noodles, ranging from instant
baked products. Australian wheat can be to udon noodles.
used on its own or in blends, depending More than 30% of Australia’s wheat
• all types of Asian noodles
on the baking process and target product. exports are used to make Asian noodles.
• steamed dumpling skins
Bread dough made from Australian wheat The combination of excellent noodle
• Asian-style steamed bread is strong and well balanced with good texture and colour attributes is unique to
• western-style and artisan-style extensibility for processing, resulting in Australian wheat.
bread excellent oven spring and loaf volume. The starch and protein quality of
• flatbreads Good flour colour results in bright, white Australian wheat is ideally suited to
crumb colour and bright golden crust. The Asian noodles. Selection of the optimum
• cakes, cookies and pastries
high water absorption of the flour gives wheat class for each noodle type results
• pasta and cous cous. bakers good flour yields. Australian wheat in excellent mouth feel and balanced
is also excellent for artisan style bread and texture. Carefully selected wheat varieties
ideally suited for the production of whole result in high milling yield at low flour
wheat baked products. ash giving exceptional noodle colour and
colour stability.
2 | AUSTRALIAN GRAIN NOTE WHEAT
Sought after across
the world
Australian wheat has an excellent reputation and is
in demand in international markets, especially in Asia
and the Middle East. About 65-75% of Australia’s total
wheat production is exported each year.
CHINA JAPAN
1.1mmt KOREA 0.9mmt
$346m 1.1mmt $335m
$361m
INDIA
0.7mmt
$191m
YEMEN
0.6mmt
$200m
VIETNAM
1.3mmt PHILIPPINES
$404m 1.5mmt
$465m
MALAYSIA INDONESIA
0.7mmt 2.5mmt
$225m $739m
Grown in a clean and
safe environment
Australian wheat is produced in one of the cleanest
environments in the world.
About 22 million tonnes of wheat is produced in Australia each year Table 2 Australian wheat production
which accounts for 3% of world wheat production and almost 10% State Production (t)
of global wheat exports. About 65–75% of Australia’s total wheat Western Australia 8,326,646
production is exported each year, with Western Australia the largest New South Wales 5,071,965
exporting state. South Australia 4,017,665
Victoria 3,207,675
Queensland 884,520
Northern
Territory 19 Tasmania 48,906
Queensland 18 TOTAL 21,557,377
Western Australia Source: ABARES (Five–year average to 2019–20)
17
South Australia
1
New South
2 Wales 16
3 15
4 Victoria
5
12
13 14
6 7 8 9 10 11
Tasmania
Figure 2 Major port locations
1 Geraldton 6 Thevenard 11 Adelaide 16 Newcastle
2 Kwinana 7 Port Lincoln 12 Portland 17 Brisbane
3 Bunbury 8 Wallaroo 13 Geelong 18 Gladstone
4 Albany 9 Adrossan 14 Melbourne 19 Mackay
5 Esperance 10 Port Giles 15 Port Kembla
Table 1 Indicative protein specification and regional
Western Australia
New South Wales
availability for export
South Australia
Queensland
Victoria
Wheat class Protein %
Australian Prime Hard min. 13
Australian Hard min.11.5
Australian Premium White min. 10
Australian Standard White N/A
Australian Noodle Wheat 9.5–11.5 * *
Australian Premium White Noodle 10–11.5 * *
Australian Soft* max. 9.5
Australian Premium Durum min. 13
* Produced in small quantities generally under contract.
NOTE: The protein level of Australian wheat is expressed at 11% moisture basis.
4 | AUSTRALIAN GRAIN NOTE WHEAT
Quality assured from
farm to customer
From the grower to the exporter, the Australian wheat
industry is committed to the highest standards in
Wheat classification
product performance to meet the requirements of our
international customers.
Australian wheat varieties are classified
into eight classes to meet distinct
quality attributes for processors and
end-users.
Wheat Quality Australia is the company
committed to maintaining and growing
the quality reputation of Australian
wheat classes using its accountable,
transparent and sustainable wheat
classification system.
The wheat classification process
involves assessing the inherent quality
characteristics of a new variety,
focusing on processing and end use
performance.
For more information, visit
wheatquality.com.au
Industry standards and
codes of practice
The Australian grain industry is
the only global exporter that has
an industry Code of Practice to
ensure Australian grain meets
customer requirements.
Grain Trade Australia is the organisation
that defines the Code of Practice
and the Trading Standards that guide
quality specifications.
For more information, visit
graintrade.org.au
AUSTRALIAN GRAIN NOTE WHEAT | 5
Australian wheat classes and their end-uses Australian Prime Australian Hard Australian Premium Australian Standard Hard (APH) (AH) White (APW) White (ASW) lll % llll % ll % lll % Australian crop 5–10 Australian crop 15–20 Australian crop 30–40 Australian crop 20–25 Minimum protein 13 Minimum protein 11.5 Minimum protein 10 Minimum protein N/A Australian Prime Hard is a high Australian Hard consists of The Australian Premium White The Australian Standard White protein milling wheat with white, hard grained wheat class is made up of white, hard class consists of hard, white- exceptional milling quality varieties selected for their grained wheat varieties with grained wheat varieties. ASW resulting in strong and balanced superior milling and dough good milling properties. APW is sound and clean, with dough properties. The bright qualities. This versatile hard has balanced dough properties good milling and flour colour colour and exceptional colour wheat is clean, dry and sound. and good colour characteristics. characteristics. ASW is excellent stability of noodles are considered It mills to high extraction rates APW is used to produce a wide value for either straight milling a key benefit of using APH. with good flour colour. The flour variety of breads including or blending purposes. ASW Varieties are hard grained with has strong dough properties Middle Eastern flat and pocket is used for a range of baked a white seed coat and a bright, with good water absorption. AH breads such as baladi, tanoor, products including Middle vitreous appearance. The grains is ideal for a range of baked barbari, taftoon and chapatti. Eastern, Iranian and Indian style are well-filled and mill freely to products, including pan and It is also suitable for a range breads such as lavash, naan produce high flour yields with hearth breads, Middle Eastern of Asian noodles and is widely and chapatti. It is also suitable low ash and excellent colour. APH style flat breads, yellow alkaline used for good quality instant for steamed bread products and is ideally suited to high-volume noodles, white noodles and noodles. AH varieties are grown instant noodles. It can be used breads, yellow alkaline, fresh steamed breads. AH varieties are throughout the Australian to produce noodles of softer ramen, dry white salted noodles, grown throughout the Australian wheat belt and can be supplied texture. ASW wheat can be and wonton skins. Doughs are wheat belt and can be supplied from most ports. Seasonal received across the Australian strong and well-balanced, and can from most ports. Seasonal variations mean that shipments wheat belt and can be supplied be blended with lower protein variations mean that shipments from different ports will show from most ports. Seasonal wheats to produce high quality from different ports will show variation in performance within variations mean that shipments flours suitable for a wide range variation in performance within the class requirements, and from different ports will show of bread and noodle products. the class requirements, and customers are encouraged to variation in performance within Only certain varieties from specific customers are encouraged to seek further information to the class requirements, and production zones can be received seek further information to match their requirements. customers are encouraged to as APH, but it can be exported match their requirements. seek further information to from other ports if the wheat is match their requirements. transported. 6 | AUSTRALIAN GRAIN NOTE WHEAT
Noodles Bread Wonton Flat Steamed Sweet Pasta
skins bread products products
Australian Noodle Australian Premium Australian Soft Australian Premium
Wheat (ANW) White Noodle (APWN) (ASFT) Durum (ADR)
l % l % ll % l %
Australian crop
Research and development
and end-user support
Australia invests
significantly in research
to ensure Australian
wheat meets the
quality requirements of
international customers.
Across Australia, public and private
research and development organisations
engage in breeding, production and quality
research programs.
AEGIC increases value in the Australian
grains industry by gathering, analysing and
sharing market intelligence the industry
needs to breed, classify, grow and supply
grain that markets prefer.
We also provide technical information,
in-market support and education to
international customers to help them
understand and optimise the value of
Australian grain.
Contact AEGIC today to find out how we
can help you.
Australian Export Grains Innovation Centre
Perth (head office) Sydney
3 Baron-Hay Court 1 Rivett Road, Riverside Corporate Park
South Perth, WA 6151, Australia North Ryde, NSW 2113, Australia
AEGIC is an initiative of the Western Australian State Government P +61 (08) 6168 9900 P +61 (02) 8025 3200
and Australia’s Grains Research and Development Corporation E admin@aegic.org.au
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