December 16, 2025
A surge of Australian supply has pumped up global volumes of faba beans, but what will this mean for Aussie farmers and their key destinations? We picked the brains of industry experts to find out more.
Aussie faba output has risen 24% year-on-year.
A December ABARES report shows faba bean production in Australia has skyrocketed this season – rising 24% year-on-year and eclipsing September’s official projections.
In view of this gigantic and somewhat unexpected crop, we chatted to industry insiders to get a picture of the global faba outlook – destinations, demand, and whether the bumper crop could put a dampener on prices.
It's no surprise Australian faba output has risen in 2025, as some 441,000 ha were planted throughout the April-June period – around 10% up on last year. What is a surprise is just how significantly production has risen given these extra acres. ABARES has reported that production has risen to 930 KMT, far outstripping the 854 KMT projected back in September, suggesting a yield of 2.1 MT/ha.
Australia's faba bean production is the third largest in the world behind China and Ethiopia, but it is the only premium exporter of those three – Aussie fabas are high-quality, human consumption beans, largely purchased by Egypt, who typically import between 500-550 KMT a year, according to Pulse Atlas data, with the vast majority covered by Australia.
But what will happen this year? Are there enough outlets for this bulge in the faba bean pipeline?
READ THE FULL ARTICLEEgyptian demand looks likely to be slow in the coming months.
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