Australian winemakers are adamant that their product has not been sold on the cheap in China but say they are willing to cooperate fully with the 18-month anti-dumping probe.
Key points:
Australian wine exports have grown from $268m in 2015/16 to $1.75b in 2018/19
Both Australian wine producers and Chinese importers reject claims that Australian wine in being "dumped" below cost in China
Victorian winemaker Kandy Xu says "the average price of wine exported from Australia to China has gradually increased in the past 10 years"
The investigation by the Chinese Government will examine claims from China's own winemakers that Australian exporters have been selling wine in that market for less than it cost to produce, and that Australian winemakers are subsidised.
Sales of Chinese produced wine accounted for 75 per cent of market share in 2015, but that had dropped to just 50 per cent last year.
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