China opens to Australia's largest barley producers

Agriculture Minister Murray Watt confirmed on Wednesday his department had been notified by the Chinese customs agency that both will be reinstated as registered exporters.

"This is great news for Australian farmers and the whole grain supply chain," he told the Senate.

"The removal of the suspensions for these two exporters was the result of ongoing technical discussions between our two countries."

Senator Watt said he hoped the removal of barley tariffs would pave the way for barriers against Australian wine to come down.