Mark Vaile (Lyne, National Party, Minister for Trade) Share this | Hansard source

I do not know the exact statistics in terms of the American exports of wheat to Iraq, but of course they would have increased. They started off at a very low base because they were not exporting any wheat there. What I will take responsibility for is going to Iraq in February of this year on behalf of Australian wheat growers and getting them the opportunity to bid in a tender for 350,000 tonnes of wheat, which they won. They have the opportunity to bid in a tender that is underway again now for further exports of their wheat to Iraq.

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