FILE PHOTO: Bottles of Australian wine are seen at a store selling imported wine in Beijing, China November 27, 2020.
Australian Grape & Wine CEO Lee McLean said the barley decision was a very positive step for the country’s relationship with China.
“We hope this may provide a template for removing the duties on Australian wine,” he said.
Those trade flows are likely to shift again after China drops the tariffs, with its barley buyers expected to begin purchases of the new Australian crop harvested in October for arrival by year-end.
($1 = 1.5223 Australian dollars)($1 = 1.5232 Australian dollars)((This story has been corrected to change the value of Australian barley exports to A$1.5 billion, not A$2 billion, in paragraph 11)
Persons:
Florence, Dennis Voznesenski, ”, Colin Bettles, Lee McLean
Organizations:
China’s Ministry of Commerce, REUTERS, World Trade Organization, Rabobank, “, Grain Producers Australia, WTO, Labor, & Wine
Locations:
BEIJING, SYDNEY, Beijing, China, Australia, Canberra, WTO, Canada, France, Argentina