China has named its price for signing the phase 1 agreement. They want a suspension of the pending Dec 15 tariffs and roll-back of $60b of tariffs already in place. The 2nd demand makes it hard for Trump to claim victory in the face of a blunt defeat. Trump may pull a rabbit out of the hat or may walk-away. My money is on the latter considering that phase one got nothing out of the Chinese, they merely re-offered what was agreed to a year ago, but now Trump needs to roll back tariffs to get it... will he buckle?
China is supposed to pick up their purchases of US pork, soybeans, corn, etc. when the tariffs are dropped. At one point Trump said the farmers must go out and buy larger tractors.
"At one point Trump said the farmers must go out and buy larger tractors." Because there is a lot more Bullshit to spread around.
You didn't look very hard. Geez. October 3, 2019 https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles...gnificant-wheat-purchase-ahead-of-trade-talks