Changing standards reflect increased focus on quality for Chinese grains industry

Gregor Heard
August 11 2017 - 2:00pm
Erlend Ek, of China Policy, says China will become an increasingly discerning market for grain imports reflected in stricter phytosanitary requirements.
Erlend Ek, of China Policy, says China will become an increasingly discerning market for grain imports reflected in stricter phytosanitary requirements.

CHINA will continue to be a lucrative market for Australian grain, but the Aussie industry will have to adapt to increasingly stringent biosecurity and quality standards.

Gregor Heard

Gregor Heard

National Grains Industry Reporter

Gregor Heard is ACM's national grains industry reporter, based in Horsham, Victoria. He has a wealth of knowledge surrounding the cropping sector through his 15 years in the role. Prior to that he was with the Fairfax network as a reporter with Stock & Land. Some of the major issues he has reported on during his time with the company include the deregulation of the export wheat market, the introduction of genetically modified crops and the fight to protect growers better from grain trader insolvencies. Still involved with the family farm he is passionate about rural Australia and its people and hopes to use his role to act as an advocate for those involved in the grain sector.

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