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• Australian
• PULSE MARKET OVERVIEW
• CICILS IPTIC
• ANTAYLIA - TURKEY
• APRIL 2009

PULSE AUSTRALIA RECEIVES SUBSTANTIAL FUNDING FROM
THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT GRAINS RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
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Major export markets for Australian Pulses

• Sub continent..... chick peas, field (dun) peas,
  lentils, mung beans
• Egypt.... beans, lentils, chick peas, albus
  lupins
• Middle East.... beans, lentils, chick peas, field
  (dun) peas
• Asia..... mung beans, lentils, chick peas
• Europe..... stock and aquaculture feed - lupins,
  field (dun)peas

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What may influence Australian pulse supply for
export

• Grower intention.. Will they plant?
• Major market SD (indicative prices).
• Perception (comparative risk - i.e. cereal
  prices/ease of management versus cost of
  nitrogen/rotational benefit).
• Domestic Demand (feed grain prices).
• Seasonal Conditions will it rain?
• Marketer Intention..Will they export?
• Competitive SD and production time lines.
• On costs processing, freight, currency.
• Changing import requirements.
• Domestic supply and demand.

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What happened 08/09

• With good opening rains, grower intention was for
  a record crop...
• Late rains failed most areas except nth NSW /
  Queensland....
• Except for desi chickpeas Australian production
  was decimated
• Preliminary estimate is a reduction in the total
  Australian crop of over 40 against 07/08

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Total down 33,450 tonnes
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Down 39,800 tonnes
Note includes new small kabuli varieties
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Total down 145,800 tonnes
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Total down 11,500 tonnes
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Down 280,900 tonnes
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Total down 145,950 tonnes
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Total down 153,300 tonnes
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Total down 19,050 tonnes
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And for the coming season?

• Already good opening rains in most areas....
• .....but it is far too early to predict what
  planting acreage will be
• Growers are encouraged by current prices....
• ....they are discouraged by past experience of
  unpredictable weather
• Planting commences in May watch our web site
  for updates

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We cant change the weather but we are positive
about the future

• New national, focussed plant breeding program
  PBA now in its second year.
• Brings all the various plant breeding bodies
  together under one joint venture partnership with
  GRDC.
• Longer term commercial partnerships with plant
  breeders.
• New grower best management practice manuals and
  training programs through Pulse Australia.

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How will this influence production growthin
Australia in the next five years?

• Better varieties - faster
• Drought resistance
• Disease Resistance
• Wider adaptability
• Improved Management
• Lower Input costs
• Higher yields
• Even better quality

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• Pulse Australia thanks the following major
  project supporters
• Grains Research and Development Corporation
  (GRDC)
• Grain Pool Pty Ltd
• ABB Grain
• AWB (Australia) Limited and AWB Seeds
• We also receive valuable voluntary financial
  contributions from our supporter members who are
  the key processors and marketers across the whole
  pulse value chain. These are listed on the Pulse
  Australia website at www.pulseaus.com.au under
  the index heading of traders and handlers.

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