Source: SUCCESSFUL FARMING, 6/17/20


The Phase One trade agreement with China could be the foundation of rural and food-sector prosperity, said 192 farm and agribusiness groups in a letter to President Trump on Tuesday that called for timely implementation of the pact, signed five months ago at the White House. The agreement calls for vast increases in Chinese purchases of U.S. food, agricultural, and seafood products but has been slow to bear fruit. The letter enthusiastically describes “unprecedented export opportunities” in China and does not mention directly the China-U.S. trade war that knocked...

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