China’s Australian Barley Tariff Has ‘No Basis’: Graincorp CEO

China’s Australian Barley Tariff Has ‘No Basis’: Graincorp CEO
Barley crop being harvested on the property in central-west New South Wales. Greg Wood/AFP via Getty Images
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The CEO of one of Australia’s largest grain exporters, Graincorp, has said that China’s proposed tariffs on barley have “no basis” for being imposed.

His comments come as the barley and meat industries are caught in the middle of escalating trade tensions between China and Australia.