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President Trump said Thursday that China has agreed to purchase soybeans and other agricultural products from the U.S., a major breakthrough after many American farmers had faced hardship amid a
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins joined farmers in welcomed China's promise to buy some of their soybeans and their agreement to remove all its retaliatory tariffs on American ag products on Thursday.
China pledged to expand farm trade with the United States and President Donald Trump said Beijing would buy "tremendous" volumes of soybeans, but neither gave specifics, disappointing investors hoping for a return of its once-robust purchases.
President Donald Trump and Xi Jinping agree on soybean purchases after China shifted purchases to Brazil, a move that hurt American farmers.