Federal Agriculture Minister David Littleproud says Australia is not in a trade war with China, and will not retaliate after the economic superpower confirmed it would set an 80 per cent tariff on Australian barley, effectively crippling exports to the lucrative Chinese market
Agriculture Minister David Littleproud says Australia will not retaliate against China's tariffs on Australian barley
The new tariffs will cripple Australia's barley exports to China, which are worth hundreds of millions of dollars
One analyst says a shipment to China has already been diverted

The tariffs, based on claims Australia subsidized its farmers and sold barley into China below the cost of production.