Aussie businesses forced to adjust as China trade curbs bite

Australian barley farmers, hit by hefty Chinese import tariffs, are considering growing more wheat (above) instead. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG
Australian barley farmers, hit by hefty Chinese import tariffs, are considering growing more wheat (above) instead. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG
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Outside the small Victorian town of Quambatook, on the grain-rich land of south-east Australia, Mr Brett Hosking runs a barley and wheat farm that has belonged to his family for about 110 years.

A fifth-generation farmer, Mr Hosking, 47, grew up on the 2,300ha farm and now runs it with his wife and four daughters.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on November 25, 2020, with the headline Aussie businesses forced to adjust as China trade curbs bite. Subscribe