McLean County Farm Bureau

U.S. AGRICULTURE SECRETARY UNSURE IF CORONAVIRUS WILL SLOW CHINA’S FARM IMPORTS

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said on Wednesday he does not know whether China’s coronavirus outbreak will upset Beijing’s pledge to radically increase purchases of American farm goods as part of the countries’ recent trade deal. The virus has cast further doubt on China’s ability to buy $36.5 billion of U.S. agricultural goods in 2020. (Reuters)