When China imposed punitive tariffs on Australian barley imports last year, grain farmers feared it would decimate a A$2bn industry.
But 12 months after Beijing fired the first shots in a trade dispute with Canberra, growers have limited the damage by opening new markets in Asia and Latin America.
“It is disappointing that we got played for political purposes and we lost the premium you get from selling to China,” said Mic Fels, a farmer from Esperance in Western Australia.
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