China’s November barley imports dropped further. Imports of barley, used both in brewing and livestock feed, fell to 110,000 tonnes, down 83.5 percent from a year earlier. Australia exported 6.48 million tonnes to China in 2017, worth about $1.5 billion and close to three-quarters of the 8.86 million tonnes of barley that Chinese importers took last year. Beijing launched an anti-subsidy probe into barley imports from Australia, ramping up pressure on suppliers.