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

> China has imported 314,000 tonnes of Australian barley worth A$139 million since scrapping its 80.5% tariff in August 2023. The resumption restores a market that was worth nearly A$1 billion before tariffs halted trade in 2020.

- Date: 2023-12-30 · published 2023-12-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/32772-china-s-appetite-for-australian-barley-is-back-three-years-after-tariffs-halted
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Reopened Chinese demand gives Australian barley an important outlet after years of diverted sales, supporting export prices.

## Read by commodity

- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Sources

- abc.net.au: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-30/china-australian-barley-appetite-3-years-tariffs-halted-market/103274912

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