# AEGIC webinar offers first engagement with China on malting varieties in more than a year | Farm Weekly | WA

> The Australian Export Grains Innovation Centre hosted a Mandarin and English webinar for China on Australian malting barley quality, the first such technical engagement in over a year. Two Chinese government agencies attended, and the article notes Australia's barley trade with China has been stalled for about two years.

- Date: 2022-06-21 · published 2022-06-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/41007-aegic-webinar-offers-first-engagement-with-china-on-malting-varieties-in-more
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Renewed engagement raises prospects for resumed Chinese purchases of Australian barley, which would tighten supplies and lift Australian barley prices.

## Read by commodity

- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Sources

- farmweekly.com.au: https://www.farmweekly.com.au/story/7789877/glimmer-of-hope-for-china-barley-trade/

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