The latest development is China will exempt U.S. soybeans, pork and other agricultural commodities from punitive tariffs. “From what we understand, a limited number of companies in China have been given a limited quantity of soybeans they are able to purchase tariff-free for October to December shipment from the United States,” explains U.S. Soybean Export Council Jim Sutter. That is positive news for the U.S. agriculture industry. There have been purchase contracts recently recorded. “We expect to see more of those,” says Sutter. “However, this is only a start and is all contingent on removal of the trade war.” Listen to the interview.