Agricultural trade was a big part of the 90-minute meeting between President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping. Trump briefed the media on Air Force One. “A tremendous amount of soybeans and other farm products are going to be purchased starting immediately,” said Trump. “If you notice, President Xi authorized yesterday (Tuesday) for China to start buying very large quantities of soybeans and other things, which I appreciated; it is a very nice gesture.” Ahead of the meeting, China purchased three cargoes of U.S. soybeans. On social media, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said that was “a great start.” The U.S. and China still need to officially sign this trade deal and Trump said that would happen “pretty soon.” Trump also announced he will visit China in April and Xi will travel to the U.S. sometime after that.
