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Australia on Friday committed 100,000 tonnes of wheat as food aid to post-war Iraq, a move industry officials said could mark the start of the resumption of large-scale Australian wheat exports to Iraq through aid.
The 100,000 tonnes of wheat will be provided to Iraq through the Australian government's AusAid programme, but industry officials said further large-scale tonnages were expected to be placed in Iraq through U.S.-financed aid.
"We believe that we're well-positioned to provide a large proportion of any humanitarian requirement," said Ryan McKinlay, spokesman for monopoly wheat exporter AWB Ltd (AWB).
Australia's initial donation is from wheat on two ships that were travelling to Iraq but were diverted to Oman at the entrance of the Gulf just before war broke out on Thursday.
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