China: In January 2006 China imported about 172,000 tonnes of barley

In January 2006 China imported about 172,000 tonnes of barley, of which 86,000 tonnes from Canada, 78,000 tonnes from Australia and 7,000 tonnes from France.

In 2005 the country imported 2.179 million tonnes of malting barley, an increase of almost 30 % from a year earlier. Main suppliers were Australia with 1.16 million tonnes, Canada with 705,000 tonnes and France with 297,000 tonnes.

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