This Nov 12, 2007 file photo shows a dry and stunted barley crop being harvested in Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia. (GREG WOOD / AFP)

BEIJING / SYDNEY - China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) on Monday announced anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures on imported barley from Australia.

The domestic industry has been subject to substantial damages, and a causal relationship exists between the dumping and damage to the domestic industry, the ministry said in a final ruling after investigations into the imports

The domestic industry has been subject to substantial damages, and a causal relationship exists between the dumping and damage to the domestic industry, the ministry said in a final ruling after investigations into the imports.

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From Tuesday, anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties will be respectively collected at rates of 73.6 percent and 6.9 percent for a five-year period, the ministry said on its website.

After receiving applications from the China Chamber of International Commerce, the MOC launched anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations into the products on Nov. 19 and Dec. 21 of 2018, respectively.

The latest decision was made in line with Chinese laws and the World Trade Organization (WTO) rules, the ministry said.

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Australian Agriculture Minister David Littleproud said on Tuesday that Australia is not in a trade war with China.

"No, there’s no trade war. In fact, even today, I think you have seen that there’s increased demand for iron ore out of China,” the minister said at a media briefing, Reuters reports from Sydney.

The minister earlier in the day said Australia would consider going to the WTO.

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With Reuters inputs