China may miss ‘phase one’ target for U.S. farm purchases

The “phase one” agreement that de-escalated the China-U.S. trade war calls for China to greatly expand its purchases of U.S. food, agricultural and seafood products this year and in 2021. Former USDA chief economist Joe Glauber said on Tuesday that China will have to accelerate sharply its purchases to meet that goal. “I think we… » Read More

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