China's Soybean Imports to Increase 5.5%, USDA Unit Says

China's soybean imports will rise 5.5 percent in the year starting Oct. 1 as an increase in personal income boosts demand for vegetable oil and meat, a unit of the U.S. Department of Agriculture said. Imports by China, the world's leading consumer, will climb to 58 million metric tons from an estimated 55 million a year earlier, the agency's Foreign Agricultural Service said in a reportposted

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