Australia has voluntarily traded with China over Beijing barley tariffs appealing to the WTO

[caption id="attachment_6018" align="aligncenter" width="618"] Picture: Collected[/caption] Commerce Minister Simon Birmingham said Australia would launch a formal application to the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Wednesday (December 16, 2020) to review China's decision to impose a final tariff on barley imports. Acknowledging the appeal may take years to be resolved, Birmingham told reporters that Australia had little choice after Beijing in May imposed five years of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties totalling 80.5% on Canberra’s barley - effectively stopping a billion-dollar trade in its tracks. “Australia has an incredibly strong case to mount in relation to defending the integrity and proprietary of our grain growers and barley producers,” Birmingham said. The Chinese government embassy in Australian didn’t immediately respond to email requesting comment. The appeal to the independent trade body threatens to further stoke bilateral tensions that have already seen China impose tariffs on a range of Australian commodities, while diplomatic communication is limited. Find more… Source: Online/SZK