Arkansas Orders Chinese-Owned Company to Sell Farmland, Pay Fine

The move was made under state Act 636, which bars certain foreign entities from owning farmland in Arkansas.
Arkansas Orders Chinese-Owned Company to Sell Farmland, Pay Fine
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, Calif., on May 2, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
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A Chinese-owned seed producer must sell 160 acres of farmland that it owns in the northeastern part of Arkansas under a state law restricting foreign ownership of agricultural land, officials said on Oct. 17.

Northrup King Seed Co. is a subsidiary of Syngenta Seeds, which is owned by China National Chemical Corp. (ChemChina), a Chinese Communist Party-owned firm.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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