Thursday’s announcement of China purchasing 9thlargest one-day soybean purchase is something Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Censky is calling “a start.” Censky says he wants to see it happen with other ag commodities as well. He is optimistic there will be some sort of resolution to the trade dispute with China, and the ball is in China’s court. Censky shares an update on the second round of the Market Facilitation Payment (MFP), and the impact of putting the USMCA to bed.

<p>Thursday&rsquo;s announcement of China purchasing 9<sup>th</sup>largest one-day soybean purchase is something Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Censky is calling &ldquo;a start.&rdquo; Censky says he wants to see it happen with other ag commodities as well. He is optimistic there will be some sort of resolution to the trade dispute with China, and the ball is in China&rsquo;s court. Censky shares an update on the second round of the Market Facilitation Payment (MFP), and the impact of putting the USMCA to bed.</p>

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