China barley exports bounce in spite of tariff

Gregor Heard
September 9 2020 - 6:00am
With plenty of barley ripening across the country at present farmers will be buoyed to know there is at least some Chinese demand for their product.
With plenty of barley ripening across the country at present farmers will be buoyed to know there is at least some Chinese demand for their product.

AUSTRALIAN barley exports to China have risen sharply in July after dropping to virtually nothing in June after the Chinese government announced its 80 per cent duty on imports from Australia as retaliation for alleged dumping.

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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