House of Assembly Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2) 54 2 Parliament of South Australia House of Assembly published Answers to Questions Export Initiatives Export Initiatives The Hon. Z.L. BETTISON House of Assembly Ramsay Export Initiatives 356 The Hon. Z.L. BETTISON (Ramsay) (3 December 2020). The value of South Australian exports declined by 5.7 per cent in 2019-20. What are the key factors that DIT believes are the reason for this decline? The Hon. S.J.R. PATTERSON House of Assembly Morphett Minister for Trade and Investment Export Initiatives The Hon. S.J.R. PATTERSON (Morphett—Member of the Executive Council, Minister for Trade and Investment): I have been advised the following: For much of our export income, we are a price taker on global markets and subject to seasonal conditions, so in any given year, South Australian exports experience production and value fluctuation. In 2019-20, the annual goods export figure (down 5.7 per cent) was negatively influenced by declines in export value achieved for: Refined copper—based on average annual price Petroleum products—with more sold domestically rather than exported Lead—influenced by prolonged outages at Nyrstar in Port Pirie Wool—with the price falls driven by US-China trade relations and tariff threats (leading to reduced Chinese demand). On a positive note, these declines were largely offset by strong production gains and export earnings in other commodities (particularly influenced by positive seasonal conditions), including: Wheat Barley Legumes Canola