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Economic pain amid pandemic set to deepen as China suspends import licences

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China has suspended the import licences of four Australian abattoirs, the sudden announcement coming days after China said it was planning to put an 80 per cent tariff on Australian barley.


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By Greg Dyett

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China has suspended the import licences of four Australian abattoirs, the sudden announcement coming days after China said it was planning to put an 80 per cent tariff on Australian barley.


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