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US soybean farmers lament exclusion from China tariff cuts

US soybean farmers are expressing disappointment after soybeans were excluded from a new tariff-reduced trade agreement between the US and China. Despite expectations that the crop would be included, the agreement covers other agricultural products like meat, dairy, corn, wheat, sorghum, and vegetable oils, but not soybeans. This exclusion is viewed as a missed opportunity for American farmers, particularly as China has been increasing its soybean purchases. AI

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US soybean farmers lament exclusion from China tariff cuts

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Nayan Seth ·

    ‘Missed opportunity’: US soybean farmers question exclusion from China tariff cuts

    US soybean farmers have described the exclusion of US soybeans from China’s import list under the newly announced Board of Trade mechanism as a “missed opportunity”, even as Beijing ramped up purchases of the crop ahead of last week’s summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping a…