Why Australian ag would be a loser in a China, US trade war

By Tim Hunt, Rabobank General Manager Food & Agribusiness Research
Updated April 10 2018 - 3:30pm, first published 3:16pm
A sign promoted imported goods at a shop in east China's Shadong province.
A sign promoted imported goods at a shop in east China's Shadong province.

Since March 1, when Donald Trump announced he would impose tariffs on steel and aluminium imports, the US and China have engaged in a war of words, exchanging threats to penalise each other’s exports that have escalated with every round.

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