Australia a likely loser in US / China trade war

Gregor Heard
May 18 2019 - 6:00am
Donald Trump, US president and China's Xi Jinping are battling it out on the trade front. Photo - Donald Trump - Michael Vadon.
Donald Trump, US president and China's Xi Jinping are battling it out on the trade front. Photo - Donald Trump - Michael Vadon.

THE COMPLEXITIES of the ongoing, fast moving trade war between the US and China are difficult to follow, especially given the propensity of US president Donald Trump to use Twitter as a platform for his announcements.

Gregor Heard

Gregor Heard

National Grains Industry Reporter

Gregor Heard is ACM's national grains industry reporter, based in Horsham, Victoria. He has a wealth of knowledge surrounding the cropping sector through his 15 years in the role. Prior to that he was with the Fairfax network as a reporter with Stock & Land. Some of the major issues he has reported on during his time with the company include the deregulation of the export wheat market, the introduction of genetically modified crops and the fight to protect growers better from grain trader insolvencies. Still involved with the family farm he is passionate about rural Australia and its people and hopes to use his role to act as an advocate for those involved in the grain sector.

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