WTO barley decision breakthrough as appeals agreement reached

Gregor Heard
September 1 2021 - 6:00pm
Jeffrey Wilson, research director at the Perth USAsia Centre, says by agreeing to a multi-party interim appeal arrangement in their trade dispute Australia and China cannot extend the appeals process indefinitely.
Jeffrey Wilson, research director at the Perth USAsia Centre, says by agreeing to a multi-party interim appeal arrangement in their trade dispute Australia and China cannot extend the appeals process indefinitely.

AN AGREEMENT between Australian and Chinese officials in their World Trade Organisation dispute over alleged Australian dumping of barley into the Chinese market means a meaningful finding is likely to be made.

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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