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China to Impose Tariffs on Australian Barley

China is considering imposing tariffs on imports of Australian barley as a result of an ongoing antidumping investigation, Australian grain groups said. The tariff may include a dumping margin of up to 73.6% and subsidy margin of up to 6.9%…

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for Australian barley, according to a May 9 statement from the Grains Industry Market Access Forum, the Australian Grain Exporters Council, GrainGrowers, Grain Producers Australia and Grain Trade Australia. The groups said China “may provide their final determination” by May 19. During a May 11 press conference, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson called the move a “normal trade remedy investigation” and said it complies with World Trade Organization rules.