U.S. agriculture secretary says unsure if China will meet Phase 1 farm commitment
Story Date: 10/6/2020

 

Source: Christopher Walljasper, REUTERS, 10/2/20

China may fall short of annual agricultural product purchasing commitments made in its Phase 1 trade deal with the United States due to “non-agricultural trade issues,” U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said on Friday. “I’m not sure they’re going to make it, but they’re trying,” Perdue said during a town hall meeting with farmers at Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative. “Non-agricultural trade issues get in the way.”

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