China made another strong showing in the USDA’s weekly export sales report, even as political tensions and uncertainties about the Phase One Agreement continue. China was the biggest buyer of U.S. pork, beef, new crop corn, and old and new crop sorghum during the week ending August 20th, and was near the top for old and new crop soybeans and cotton exports, continuing recent efforts to ramp up purchases in order to meet those Phase One purchasing obligations.
