A photo taken on Dec.14, 2020 shows a paddock of barley being harvested on a farm near Inverleigh, some 100 kilometers west of Melbourne.
China on Friday lifted tariffs on Australian barley imports starting Aug. 5, a move that points to improving bilateral relations and would alleviate supply concerns after Russia suspended a humanitarian corridor to deliver key Ukrainian grains to global markets.
These anti-dumping tariffs and countervailing duties were imposed in mid-2020 at the height of diplomatic tensions between China and Australia.
Beijing slapped import tariffs on several Australian exports from wine and red meat to lobsters and timber.
Besides this barley announcement, China also resumed Australian coal imports in January.
Organizations:
Chinese Ministry of Commerce, World Trade Organization
Locations:
Inverleigh, Melbourne . China, Russia, China, Australia, Beijing