# Barley trade routes redrawn as China tariff hits Australian farmers

> Barley prices have risen strongly across most world markets except Australia, where prices are down more than 10% this year. French farmers are shipping high barley volumes to meet Chinese demand after China's tariff on Australian barley.

- Date: 2020-11-17 · published 2020-11-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/50224-barley-trade-routes-redrawn-as-china-tariff-hits-australian-farmers
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Chinese tariffs on Australian barley redirect trade flows toward European and Black Sea origins, supporting global barley prices while Australian prices fall.

## Read by commodity

- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-australia-china-barley/barley-trade-routes-redrawn-as-china-tariff-hits-australian-farmers-idUSKBN27X02T/

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