Exciting new malt market opens up for Aussie barley

Gregor Heard
Updated January 21 2021 - 2:07pm, first published 2:00pm
NEW ERA: CBH head of accumulation Trevor Lucas, WA grain growers Nicole Read, Darren Baum, Lachy Mcfarlane and Bill Bailey along with CBH business relationship manager Rodney Scott at Albany with the consignment of malt barley headed to Mexico. Photo: Nic Duncan.
NEW ERA: CBH head of accumulation Trevor Lucas, WA grain growers Nicole Read, Darren Baum, Lachy Mcfarlane and Bill Bailey along with CBH business relationship manager Rodney Scott at Albany with the consignment of malt barley headed to Mexico. Photo: Nic Duncan.

AUSTRALIA is making inroads into finding alternative markets for its barley following China's decision to implement 80 per cent tariffs on our product.

Gregor Heard

Gregor Heard

National Grains Industry Reporter

Gregor Heard is ACM's national grains industry reporter, based in Horsham, Victoria. He has a wealth of knowledge surrounding the cropping sector through his 15 years in the role. Prior to that he was with the Fairfax network as a reporter with Stock & Land. Some of the major issues he has reported on during his time with the company include the deregulation of the export wheat market, the introduction of genetically modified crops and the fight to protect growers better from grain trader insolvencies. Still involved with the family farm he is passionate about rural Australia and its people and hopes to use his role to act as an advocate for those involved in the grain sector.

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