US Soybean Export Council – Charm

Will America’s extended trade truce with China be a boon for farmers in the US Midwest?

Cs news6 months ago02 mins

There is a major divide in the American heartland. US farm states are facing a drop in exports of key commodities as Beijing turns to alternative suppliers, primarily in Brazil, as a result of Donald Trump’s trade war. Some farmers, however, want to give the US president the benefit of the doubt that his go-slow…

Chinese ownership of US farmland no threat to American security, envoy says

Cs news6 months ago02 mins

China’s top envoy in Washington has rejected suggestions that Chinese ownership of US farmland is a national security threat, saying such claims are “completely unfounded”. Addressing a soybean industry event in Washington on Friday, Xie Feng, the Chinese ambassador to the United States, said Chinese investors owned less than 0.03 per cent of the total…