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John Thune: “China is going to start buying soybeans again.”

Featuring: John Thune, Republican | Senate Majority Leader, South Dakota

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Thune Joins Squawk Box on CNBC

Published | Video Starts at 06:32

We're the two largest economies in the world. There's a symbiotic relationship that exists there. The good news obviously for a state like mine coming out of the announcement yesterday is that China is going to start buying soybeans again. Soybean. Soybean market had been shut down. We had a big harvest this year. Nowhere to go with it. So, you know, there's a, there's an economic relationship that I think we need to continue. (06:32–06:35)

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Asserts that China will resume purchasing soybeans from the United States.

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