Source:  BLOOMBERG, 9/6/22
 
US farmers facing supply-chain bottlenecks and a surging dollar are losing their competitive edge in the global market for soybeans to their biggest rival: Brazil. In many of the years through 2020, it was about twice as expensive for China -- the top importer -- to ship Brazilian rather than American soybeans. But logistics issues in the US, upgrades of the South American country’s ports and supply infrastructure, and a strong dollar have almost eliminated that gap, US Department of Agriculture data show. 

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