U.S. Farm-Export Forecasts Cast Doubts Over Trump’s China Deal

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President Donald Trump promised American farmers bountiful sales of agricultural commodities to China for two years. That’s unlikely to happen, if you believe the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s forecasts.