# China's craft brewers cheer return of Australian barley imports | Reuters

> Australian malting barley is offered at $350/t versus $390/t for French barley, and freight from Australia to China is about $25-30/t compared with $35-45/t from Europe. Chinese craft brewers are welcoming the return of Australian barley imports.

- Date: 2023-09-29 · published 2023-09-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/34173-china-s-craft-brewers-cheer-return-of-australian-barley-imports-reuters
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Renewed Australian barley access to China shifts export flows toward Australia and lowers landed costs, weighing on European barley competitiveness.

## Read by commodity

- BARLEY: neutral

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/chinas-craft-brewers-cheer-return-australian-barley-imports-2023-09-29/

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