# A 'find and replace' challenge faces the barley sector this season | The Land | NSW

> Rabobank says Australia's barley crop is forecast above 10 million tonnes, leaving about 6.5 million tonnes of surplus after domestic use. China's 80.5 per cent tariff on Australian barley means that volume must find new export markets, with Middle Eastern buyers an option.

- Date: 2020-08-06 · published 2020-08-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/51554-a-find-and-replace-challenge-faces-the-barley-sector-this-season-the-land-nsw
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Losing China as a barley buyer forces Australian surplus into other markets, which weighs on export prices and global barley values.

## Read by commodity

- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Sources

- theland.com.au: https://www.theland.com.au/story/6861990/looking-ahead-to-where-the-nations-winter-barley-will-land/

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