Soybeans in Spotlight as Trade Chiefs Prepare for Trump-Xi Meet
Soybeans are harvested at a farm outside St. Peter, Minnesota, US.
Photographer: Ben Brewer/BloombergSoybeans are likely to be on the agenda when trade chiefs from the US and China next meet, a conversation that could shed light on when Beijing plans to resume purchases in earnest.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and China’s Vice Premier He Lifeng are expected to convene in Paris this weekend, in preparation for a summit in Beijing between presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping at the end of the month.