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Elders can't help but win from China

Tom RichardsonJournalist

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There's a stink brewing between farm product suppliers Elders and Nufarm. At its heart is the question of whether Australian farmers are becoming too reliant on Chinese chemical imports in a post-COVID-19 world.

The supply chain risk is critical as the herbicides, pesticides and fungicides containing made-in-China ingredients are critical to Australia's food resource security.

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Tom Richardson writes and comments on markets including equities, debt, crypto, software, banking, payments, and regulation. He worked in asset management at Bank of New York Mellon and is a member of the CFA Society of the UK as a holder of the Investment Management Certificate. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at tom.richardson@afr.com

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