# Analyst Insight: Australian barley offers extra pressure for the UK market | AHDB

> AHDB notes that China may impose a tariff of about $74 per tonne on Australian barley, and that Australian barley is returning to the market. UK feed wheat futures for November 2020 rose £2.05 to £171.50 per tonne, mainly on sterling weakness.

- Date: 2020-05-28 · published 2020-05-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53206-analyst-insight-australian-barley-offers-extra-pressure-for-the-uk-market-ahdb
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Chinese tariffs push Australian barley into Asian and North African markets, adding competition for UK barley exports and pressuring barley prices, especially in the second half of the season.

## Read by commodity

- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Sources

- ahdb.org.uk: https://ahdb.org.uk/news/analyst-insight-australian-barley-offers-extra-pressure-for-the-uk-market

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