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Australia-China trade tensions raise fears over future of agricultural exports
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The National Farmers’ Federation has raised fears of disruptions to agricultural trade between Australia and China amid growing trade tensions.
It follows China imposing a ban on beef supplied by four Australian abattoirs and Beijing’s proposal to impose crippling tariffs on barley imports.