China food security concerns prompt rethink of soybean expansion

China should halt the expansion of soybean farms to leave space for strategic crops including rice, wheat and corn to ensure adequate domestic food supply in light of rising tensions with the United States, industry leaders have said.The comments at this year’s China Soybean Industry International Summit Forum marked a turn away from Beijing’s previous push to boost domestic production and cut reliance on US soybean imports amid the trade war.China launched a soybean revitalisation plan in…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3101625/china-food-security-concerns-prompt-rethink-soybean-expansion