# Chinese tariffs to re-route global barley trade flows | WA

> China's tariffs on Australian barley have led analysts to look at alternative markets. USDA estimates China's 2020/21 barley imports at 6 MMT, and Chinese corn prices at five-year highs could support that demand.

- Date: 2020-05-28 · published 2020-05-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region Australia · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53195-chinese-tariffs-to-re-route-global-barley-trade-flows-wa
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Trade flows will shift away from Australia toward European and Ukrainian barley, tightening supplies for Middle East buyers and pressuring Australian barley prices.

## Read by commodity

- CORN: bullish ▲
- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-03-19 | [China tariff on Australia's barley reshapes global trade - Nikkei Asia](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12404-china-tariff-on-australia-s-barley-reshapes-global-trade-nikkei-asia.md) | +11.4% | +14.1% |
| CORN | 2019-03-04 | [U.S. and China Near a Trade Deal to Drop Tariffs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/59969-u-s-and-china-near-a-trade-deal-to-drop-tariffs.md) | -2.2% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2021-02-03 | [Chinese purchases provide support to the global barley market: Grain Market Daily \| AHDB](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48709-chinese-purchases-provide-support-to-the-global-barley-market-grain-market.md) | +0.3% | -1.8% |
| CORN | 2021-04-29 | [Feeding Chickens Is So Costly It’s Changing Global Trade Flows - Bloomberg](https://feedsoft.ai/events/47747-feeding-chickens-is-so-costly-it-s-changing-global-trade-flows-bloomberg.md) | +5.9% | -6.0% |
| CORN | 2018-12-03 | [Update: China Stocks Rally After China and U.S. Agree To Delay New Tariffs - Caixin Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/6925-update-china-stocks-rally-after-china-and-u-s-agree-to-delay-new-tariffs-caixin.md) | +6.8% | +8.4% |

## Sources

- farmweekly.com.au: https://www.farmweekly.com.au/story/6772729/chinese-tariffs-to-re-route-global-barley-trade-flows/

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