Soybeans are moved with an auger as a trailer is filled at a farm in Buda, Illinois, U.S., July 6, 2018. REUTERS/Daniel Acker
December 24, 2018
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s soybean imports in November from the United States, its second-largest supplier, tumbled to zero from a year ago, while shipments from Brazil last month nearly doubled from a year ago, customs data showed on Monday, amid the Sino-U.S. trade war.
China brought in 5.07 million tonnes of soybeans from Brazil in November, up more than 80 percent from 2.76 million tonnes a year ago, data from the General Administration of Customs showed.
U.S. imports plunged from 4.7 million tonnes in November 2017 and were down from 67,000 tonnes in October.
(Reporting by Hallie Gu and Ryan Woo; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)
