China halts Australian hay imports amid escalating trade row

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Some 28 Australian hay exporters to China have failed to get their expired permits renewed since the end of February, ABC News reported, threatening the nation’s A$160 million (US$121 million) hay export market to China.

According to the Global Times, citing its industry sources, China consumes about a million tons of hay a year, with 300,000 tons coming from Australia, which is its sole source of hay imports. The rest is provided by Chinese domestic producers.

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