Stats show barley sector will struggle to replace China

Gregor Heard
May 27 2020 - 1:00pm
Middle Eastern markets are important for the Australian barley industry.
Middle Eastern markets are important for the Australian barley industry.

WHILE Australian barley exporters are expected to find a home for any surplus barley in spite of newly imposed Chinese tariffs, the magnitude of the task is revealed when looking at Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) export data over the past eight years.

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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