A change in Chinese demand for American soy

CHINA FINANCIAL - Report 24 May 2019 by Michael Pettis

As a follow up to my newsletter, it occurred to me that there may indeed be a change in Chinese demand for American soy over the next two years, but not because of trade sanctions. As everyone knows by now, China is suffering from a tremendous pork shortage thanks to the ravages of swine flu. A low number of pigs in China means that Chinese demand for soy is likely to fall substantially because much, if not most, soy imports are used as animal feed.

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