China’s appetite for Australian barley is back, three years after tariffs halted the near-$1 billion market

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Three years after steep Chinese tariffs halted imports of Australian barley as tensions between the two countries ratcheted higher, the grain is once again flowing freely. Key points: Australian barley prices dropped when China announced an 80.5 per cent tariff in 2020 Australian barley prices dropped when China announced an 80.5 per cent tariff in 2020 The country scrapped the tariff in August 2023, and has since imported Australian barley worth $139 million The country scrapped the tariff in August 2023, and has since imported Australian barley worth $139 million Growers say the tariffs led them to find new markets,...