# Saudi demand a boost for barley price | Farm Weekly | WA

> A large Saudi Arabian tender and a weaker Australian dollar have lifted Western Australian feed barley to about A$260/t. Prices had fallen to about A$220/t after China imposed an 80% tariff on Australian barley.

- Date: 2020-09-30 · published 2020-09-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51178-saudi-demand-a-boost-for-barley-price-farm-weekly-wa
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Australian Dollar (USD per AUD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/AUDUSD.md)

## Why it matters

Saudi demand and currency-driven export competitiveness support barley values as harvest approaches, while the lack of grower forward sales adds uncertainty about supply.

## Read by commodity

- AUDUSD: bearish ▼
- BARLEY: bullish ▲

## Sources

- farmweekly.com.au: https://www.farmweekly.com.au/story/6947935/saudi-demand-a-boost-for-barley-price/

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