Argentina Soy Crushers Meet With China on Path to Meal Approval
- Plant inspections could pave way for exports of animal feed
- Move comes as China snubs American soy amid trade war
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Argentina’s soybean crushers are hoping they will soon be able to export their animal feed to China for the first time.
A Chinese customs delegation inspected plants along the Parana River last week, and the officials will now take about 30 days to produce a report that could pave the way for Argentina to export soy meal -- used as animal and fish feed -- to the Asian giant, Gustavo Idigoras, head of crop export and crushing chamber Ciara-Cec, said in an interview. Ciara-Cec’s members include agricultural trading heavyweights Bunge Ltd., Cargill Inc. and Louis Dreyfus Co.