Australian farmers caught in Trump’s $16b trade war crosshairs

Barley and other farmers face being squeezed out of the market as the incoming president seeks an agriculture deal with China.

West Australian barley farmer Tony York. Samantha Martin

Jessica SierNorth Asia correspondent

Dec 1, 2024 – 11.42am

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West Australian grain farmer Tony York has experienced first hand how quickly global trade politics can hit home.

When China imposed a 40 per cent tariff on Australian barley in 2020 after the Morrison government’s call for an inquiry into the origins of COVID-19, prices dropped $50 a tonne “seemingly overnight”.

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Jessica SierNorth Asia correspondentJessica Sier is the North Asia Correspondent for The Australian Financial Review. She is based in Tokyo, Japan. Jessica has previously written on technology, global capital markets and economics.