China Makes Second Purchase of US Soybeans Since Trade-War Truce, USDA Confirms

China Makes Second Purchase of US Soybeans Since Trade-War Truce, USDA Confirms
Soybeans fill a trailer at a farm in Buda, Illinois, U.S. on July 6, 2018. Daniel Acker/Reuters
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CHICAGO—Chinese importers returned to the U.S. soy market on Dec. 18 for their second round of purchases since the two countries agreed to a truce in their trade war, four traders with knowledge of the deals and the U.S. Soybean Export Council said.

Private exporters sold about 1.3 million tons of U.S. soybeans for shipment to China, the U.S. Agriculture Department said Dec. 19.