American Soy Beans in China – level 1

19-12-2018 07:00

China buys soy beans from the USA. It normally buys a lot of them. In July, however, a trade war starts. China stops buying the soy beans. This is terrible for American soy bean farmers.

It is possible that things will go back to normal. China buys 1 million tonnes of soy beans in December. This is not a lot. However, it is better than nothing.

Difficult words: trade war (a situation when a country tries to hurt another country’s trade – buying and selling things), will (in the future).

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