SHANGHAI—China should finish its investigation into whether Australian barley suppliers dumped cheap imports into the country within months, in line with global trade rules, Australia’s Minister for Trade Simon Birmingham said on Nov. 6.
The Chinese probe, widely considered politically motivated, has shaken barley trading between the two countries, with traders hesitant of booking new shipments when tariffs could be imposed. Australia is China’s top supplier of barley, which is used both in brewing and livestock feed.
