Trump Says China Isn’t Buying American Agriculture Goods. The Data Backs Him Up
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In a tweet Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump scolded China for what he said was a failure to follow through on promises to boost agriculture trade.
While an export report this week gives some indication China is coming back into the market, a longer term data view shows purchases of U.S. soybeans have languished. Soy is the top American crop export to the Asian nation.