Australia 2017-18 wheat crop output expected 20.1 MMT vs 35.5 MMT in LY.

After producing a record 35.5 MMT of wheat in 2016-17, Australia wheat crop is expected to touch a decade low of around 20.1 MMT in 2017-18. Australia has already lost some of its market share to black sea region. Prices have fallen to FoB $244 per tonne in Western Australia whereas farmers were getting around $279 per tonne last year for a similar variety of wheat.