Grower concern regarding export reliance on China

Gregor Heard
Updated May 27 2020 - 4:49pm, first published 11:00am
China has emerged as a critical market worth billions of dollars to Australian agriculture over the past 20 years but some farmers interviewed by Farmonline felt there has not been enough done to develop alternate trade destinations.
China has emerged as a critical market worth billions of dollars to Australian agriculture over the past 20 years but some farmers interviewed by Farmonline felt there has not been enough done to develop alternate trade destinations.

AUSTRALIAN barley producers feel there has been too much focus on developing the Chinese market at the expense of growing other buying options over the past decade.

Gregor Heard

Gregor Heard

National Grains Industry Reporter

Gregor Heard is ACM's national grains industry reporter, based in Horsham, Victoria. He has a wealth of knowledge surrounding the cropping sector through his 15 years in the role. Prior to that he was with the Fairfax network as a reporter with Stock & Land. Some of the major issues he has reported on during his time with the company include the deregulation of the export wheat market, the introduction of genetically modified crops and the fight to protect growers better from grain trader insolvencies. Still involved with the family farm he is passionate about rural Australia and its people and hopes to use his role to act as an advocate for those involved in the grain sector.

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