Japan weighs buying more US soybeans as part of tariff deal

American farmers in a bind after China slashes purchases

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More than half of U.S. soybean exports went to China in 2023. © Reuters

KYOKO TAMADA

TOKYO -- Japan is considering an increase in imports of American soybeans to help the U.S. offset a loss of exports to China, Nikkei has learned, as Tokyo seeks to coax the Trump administration into dropping its tariffs.

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