From 1 October 2000 to 30 September 2001 the WEA received 715 applications for consent to export wheat in bulk, containers and/ or bags. Of these, 82 percent were approved by the WEA. The numbers approved and rejected are shown in the following table:
| Applications Received | Number Approved | Number Rejected | Percentage Approved | Percentage Rejected | |
Bags and or Containers |
706 | 583 | 123* | 83 | 17 |
Bulk |
9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 100 |
Total |
715 | 583 | 132 | 83 | 18 |
*Includes 15 applications which were withdrawn by the applicants.
Of the 583 approved applications, exporters were granted permission to ship tonnages to the markets listed in Actual Exports. Although consents were granted to the end of September for approximately 1.304 million tonnes, WEA research indicates that around 538,400 tonnes were shipped in containers and/ or bags in the period.
The following table, for the period 1 October 2000 to 30 September 2001, shows:
| Country | Total Applications Received | Total Applications Approved | Total Applications supported by AWB(I) | Ttl Applications NOT supported by AWB(I) | ||||
| No. | tonnage | No. | tonnage | No. | tonnage | No. | tonnage | |
Bahrain |
2 | 1,522.00 | 1 | 22.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 1,522.00 |
Bangladesh |
18 | 58,641.00 | 17 | 58,555.00 | 7 | 40,196.00 | 11 | 18,445.00 |
Belgium |
2 | 141.70 | 2 | 141.70 | 2 | 141.70 | 0 | 0.00 |
Brunei |
9 | 169.50 | 9 | 169.50 | 5 | 169.50 | 0 | 0.00 |
Botswana |
1 | 500.00 | 1 | 500.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 500.00 |
Burundi |
2 | 5,900.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 5,900.00 |
Cambodia |
7 | 26,000.00 | 2 | 12,000.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 26,000.00 |
China |
8 | 27,888.00 | 2 | 88.00 | 2 | 88.00 | 6 | 27,800.00 |
Egypt |
1 | 30,000.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 30,000.00 |
Fiji |
6 | 4,110.00 | 6 | 4,110.00 | 3 | 1,985.00 | 1 | 2,125.00 |
France |
5 | 2,845.00 | 4 | 2,845.00 | 4 | 2,845.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
Germany |
2 | 86.25 | 2 | 86.25 | 2 | 86.25 | 0 | 0.00 |
Greece |
1 | 1,000.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1,000.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
Hong Kong |
13 | 1,603.00 | 13 | 1,603.00 | 2 | 44.00 | 11 | 1,559.00 |
India |
10 | 5,755.00 | 10 | 5,755.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 10 | 5,755.00 |
Indonesia |
16 | 9,160.00 | 11 | 3,910.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 16 | 9,160.00 |
Italy |
30 | 150,623.00 | 14 | 29,323.00 | 10 | 18,833.00 | 20 | 131,790.00 |
Japan |
5 | 1,274.00 | 3 | 230.00 | 4 | 274.00 | 1 | 1,000.00 |
Korea Republic of |
5 | 45,960.00 | 2 | 7,960.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 45,960.00 |
Kuwait |
2 | 144.00 | 2 | 144.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 144.00 |
Malaysia |
53 | 59,467.15 | 40 | 14,417.15 | 18 | 126.25 | 35 | 59,340.90 |
Mauritius |
8 | 148.00 | 7 | 126.00 | 6 | 121.00 | 2 | 27.00 |
Morocco |
1 | 10,000.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 10,000.00 |
Myanmar |
57 | 132,675.00 | 52 | 116,535.00 | 46 | 94,575.00 | 11 | 38,100.00 |
New Caledonia |
8 | 24,345.00 | 6 | 12,345.00 | 3 | 225.00 | 4 | 24,120.00 |
New Zealand |
61 | 168,291.68 | 46 | 95,291.68 | 41 | 76,289.68 | 20 | 92,002.00 |
Norway |
3 | 355.00 | 2 | 250.00 | 3 | 355.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
Papua New Guinea |
1 | 1,000.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1,000.00 |
Philippines |
16 | 44,075.00 | 16 | 44,075.00 | 2 | 3,787.00 | 14 | 40,288.00 |
Singapore |
22 | 10,469.45 | 19 | 5,367.45 | 15 | 43.35 | 7 | 10,426.10 |
South Africa |
5 | 4,686.00 | 3 | 2,386.00 | 2 | 2,036.00 | 3 | 2,650.00 |
Sri Lanka |
3 | 177,306.00 | 2 | 306.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 177,306.00 |
Sudan |
1 | 1,000.00 | 1 | 1,000.00 | 1 | 1,000.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
Switzerland |
17 | 5,375.00 | 17 | 5,375.00 | 16 | 5,255.00 | 1 | 120.00 |
Taiwan |
12 | 26,574.48 | 11 | 16,574.48 | 6 | 24.48 | 6 | 26,550.00 |
Thailand |
21 | 60,205.00 | 13 | 24,205.00 | 1 | 7.50 | 20 | 60,197.50 |
The Solomon Islands |
2 | 15,000.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 15,000.00 |
UAE (Dubai) |
29 | 18,049.50 | 27 | 11,249.50 | 10 | 3,985.00 | 19 | 14,064.50 |
UAE (Sharjah) |
1 | 500.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 500 |
United Kingdom |
10 | 7,671.00 | 10 | 7,671.00 | 9 | 7,321.00 | 1 | 350.00 |
USA |
2 | 5.44 | 2 | 5.44 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 5.44 |
Vietnam |
237 | 922,837.00 | 207 | 819,327.00 | 23 | 114,850.00 | 214 | 807,987.00 |
TOTAL |
715 | 2,063,358.15 | 583 | 1,303,949.15 | 250 | 375,663.71 | 465 | 1,687,694.44 |
Source: WEA Export Consents Database