Australia has said it is approaching World Trade Organisation (WTO) to form a dispute settlement panel for the anti-dumping and countervailing duties imposed on its barley by China. Tehan said Australia remained open to further discussions with China to resolve the dispute over barley, but would "continue to defend the interests of Australian barley producers" at the WTO. "The anti-dumping and countervailing duties on Australian barley have effectively stopped Australia's barley trade with China." Australia first announced it was launching WTO action against China on the barley tariffs in December last year. Chinese importers are now buying barley from France, Argentina, Canada and the UK since May 2020 to evade the 80.5 per cent tax tariff on Australian barley.

Source: Standard Digital June 03, 2021 09:56 UTC