US soybean shipments to China sit idle despite Beijing's pledge to buy big

Xi had agreed to resume shipments at Oct. 30 meeting with Trump

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China has bought no American soybeans in the marketing year that began Sept. 1, according to the latest complete data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. © Reuters

HIROKO NISHIMURA

NEW YORK -- China has bought a limited amount of U.S.-grown soybeans after it agreed late last month to resume imports, but a lack of large purchases has fueled concern among American farmers.

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