What are non-tariff barriers – and why is agriculture so exposed?
- Written by: Alan Renwick, Professor of Agricultural Economics, Lincoln University, New Zealand
Since the return to power of US President Donald Trump, tariffs have barely left the front pages.
While the on-off-on tariff sagas have dominated the headlines, a paper released this week by the government’s Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) has highlighted other barriers. These non-tariff...







