# Barley market ready for roller-coaster ride | Stock Journal | SA

> Australian barley exports are a major feed grain flow, with more than 60% going to China. African swine fever has removed nearly a quarter of China's pig population, and coronavirus is slowing the demand recovery. The US-China trade deal could disadvantage Australian barley.

- Date: 2020-03-18 · published 2020-03-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region China · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/54202-barley-market-ready-for-roller-coaster-ride-stock-journal-sa
- Commodities: [Barley](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARLEY.md)

## Why it matters

Sustained weakness in Chinese feed demand from ASF and the coronavirus limits export demand for barley, while US-China trade terms could divert Chinese purchases toward American grain.

## Read by commodity

- BARLEY: bearish ▼

## Sources

- stockjournal.com.au: https://www.stockjournal.com.au/story/6671088/barley-market-ready-for-roller-coaster-ride/

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