GIMAF met with the Australian Ambassador to Mexico, Remo Moretta (pictured), to discuss Mexico’s growing interest in Australian grain. Work is also occurring on the potential for wheat to Brazil, Pakistan is improving fumigation options, Australia has taken the next step on the WTO barley case, and what about the new UK Free Trade Agreement? All these issues are covered in the June 2021 GIMAF Update.
This global pulse update has been prepared by Pulse Australia and GIMAF, with the support of the Grains Research and Development Corporation, to inform the Australian pulse value chain about the trends and drivers in the global pulse market.
The aim is to have a better-informed industry so that grower decisions around pulse area and rotations can be made with more confidence, while the processing, trading and logistics sectors can better plan for the year ahead.
Australia has taken the next step to the WTO on barley, Indian farmers are protesting, new scope exists in export facilitation, be aware if trading to Iran and the March GIMAF Forum outcomes – all appear in the March 2021 GIMAF Update
Australia will appeal the barley case, RCEP signed, India deregulating markets, watch those silo bags. A lot happened in the world of international grain markets in 2020, with the December 2020 GIMAF Update covering some of the key issues.
Markets are focusing on quarantine more and more. So can it be classed as a non-tariff measure limiting market access? Or simply something up to the customer country to decide? GIMAF (and others) are working on Pakistan, India and China. GIMAF’s November 2020 Update covers all these issues and more.
The market in India is heating up. Tariff changes, discussion on biosecurity improvements, new demand potential – none of them easy, but work in progress – see the GIMAF Update for September 2020.
Market access can be a challenge, yet amidst the economic havoc wreaked by COVID-19 the world still needs food, various export opportunities for Australian grain continue to evolve and good news does appear!
To see what GIMAF is talking about, go to GIMAF Update July 2020
Joint Statement from Grains Industry Market Access Forum, Australian Grain Exporters Council, GrainGrowers, Grain Producers Australia and Grain Trade Australia
19 May 2020
The Australian barley industry has expressed its deep disappointment with the announcement by the People’s Republic of China to place punitive tariffs on Australian barley exports to China. This follows an anti-dumping and countervailing subsidy investigations initiated by China in November 2018.
The People’s Republic of China has imposed a dumping margin of up to 73.6% and a subsidy margin of up to 6.9% for all barley imported from Australia on all barley imported from Australia, effective from 19th May 2020, in response to its investigations.
These tariffs will disrupt and most likely halt exports by artificially increasing the price of Australian barley imported to China until the situation is resolved. It is estimated this dispute could cost Australian grain industry and notably rural and regional economies at least $A500 million per annum.
See China tariff update to read the full statement.