McLean County Farm Bureau

PIG DISEASE MEANS CHINA WILL STRUGGLE TO MEET U.S. IMPORT TARGET –

President Donald Trump touted China’s promise to buy as much as $50 billion in agricultural goods over two years in a trade deal, a boost to Midwest soybean farmers suffering from the current slump in trade. But a deadly disease in China has killed off many of the pigs who would have eaten those American soybeans, possibly putting that target out of reach. (Bloomberg)