Govt considers WTO appeal amid continued confusion over China export bans

Trade Minister Simon Birmingham is leaving the door open to taking China to the World Trade Organisation over barriers to Australian goods.

SA lobsters on ice in China trade dispute

South Australian lobsters are among those that have been stranded on the tarmac in China, sparking concerns the lucrative shellfish could be the next target of Chinese trade sanctions.

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China looks to unravel Australian cotton exports as trade targeting continues

Australian cotton growers could be the latest victims of increasingly bitter trade tensions with China which have seen crippling tariffs placed on Australian barley exports, with wine also in the firing line.

Barley barney escalates after China blocks Australian exporter

China has suspended imports from an Australian barley cooperative after claiming it had found pests in the shipments, weeks after slapping Australian barley imports with an 80 per cent tariff amid growing trade and diplomatic tensions.

China buys Argentine barley after slapping Australia with 80 per cent tariff

Three months after imposing an 80 per cent tariff on Australian barley imports, China has turned to Argentina for supplies of the grain used for livestock feed and beer.

Chinese wine probe goes against grain

The announcement of an anti-dumping investigation into Australian wine by China’s Ministry of Commerce has sent shockwaves through the local industry. But for the state’s grain farmers, the latest Chinese probe conjures feelings of deja vu following a similar investigation that led to an 80 per cent tariff on Australian barley in May.

China's big barley tariff to hit SA farmers hard

South Australian farmers are likely to be among the hardest hit by an 80 per cent tariff on barley exports to China.