Timeline: Tension Between China And Australia Over Commodities Trade

China hits Australian barley with anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties totalling 80.5% from May 19, with the duties expected to last five years.

It also halts beef imports from four of Australia’s largest meat processors.

AUGUST 2020

China, the top export market for Australian wine, launches anti-dumping and anti-subsidy probes on some Australian wines.

AUGUST 31/SEPTEMBER 2020

China suspends barley imports from Australia’s largest grain exporter CBH Grain after pests were found, and orders stricter inspections of Australian wheat and barley.

Australia is the biggest barley supplier to China, exporting about A$1.5 billion to A$2 billion worth a year, which is more than half its exports.

OCTOBER 2020

Australia investigates reports that China has verbally instructed buyers to avoid Australian coal supplies.

China has ordered cotton mills to stop buying Australian supplies or face the risk of a tariff of 40%. China is the biggest buyer of Australian cotton, with the trade worth about A$900 million ($637 million) during the 2018/19 crop year.

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