US Lawmakers Give Up on China Resuming Crop Purchases for Now

Republican lawmakers said that China won’t begin purchasing US agricultural products anytime soon after a closed-door briefing from David Perdue, the US ambassador to that country.

As part of the fallout from President Donald Trump’s trade war, China has yet to book a single shipment of US soybeans this season, fueling anxiety among farmers as this year’s harvest moves ahead. China is the world’s largest soybean importer.

“We recognize that China has intentionally not bought farm goods. We don’t expect them to change that. That’s part of the long-term stuff,” Senator Mike Rounds, a South Dakota Republican, ...