'We poked the bear': Australian farmers take the China trade stoush in their stride

An 80% tariff on barley means switching to other crops or finding alternative markets. But at least there’s been rain

The timing was exquisite. Just as many Australian farmers had mostly finished sowing, Beijing’s 80% tariff imposed on our second biggest crop – barley – hit like a tonne of bricks.

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