Amid ongoing trade tensions between Canberra and Beijing, some Australian exporters are now so scared of having their products rejected at customs they have stopped shipping to China. Key points: Some Australian exporters fear their products will not make it into China while there are extra checks at the border Agriculture Minister David Litteproud says he takes it “on face value” when China says it is not discriminating against Australian products After months of escalating tensions, China’s foreign ministry spokesman has noted “positive” comments made by Prime Minister Scott Morrison Exporter Andrew Ferguson recently had three shipments of live lobsters die in China because of lengthy delays in customs testing. China began more stringent testing because it said high levels of cadmium had been found in some shipments . But Mr Ferguson has questioned whether he is a casualty of escalating political tensions between the Australian and Chinese governments. “The lobsters were out of the water too long and they died while they were waiting to be cleared,” he said. “The cost was significant.” He said it was too risky to continue shipping to China. “Staff are probably my biggest stress,” he told 7.30. “The sooner I can kick something… Read full this story
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