Chinese authorities in Inner Mongolia , Jilin and neighboring provinces have called on soyabean farmers to urgently increase planting , as the country takes its first steps towards reducing its heavy reliance on imports . The move comes despite a recent rapprochement in a trade row with the US , with China renewing a deal to buy from American farmers . exports make up two - thirds of US agricultural exports to the Far East . China 's demand for the pork , particularly from pork farmers , has reached levels where the government said it needs to diversify from major suppliers overseas and the US .
Chinese authorities in Inner Mongolia, Jilin and Heilongjiang provinces have called on soyabean farmers to urgently increase planting, as the country takes its first steps towards reducing its heavy reliance on imports. The move comes despite a recent rapprochement in a trade row with the US, with China renewing a deal to buy from American farmers. Soyabeans make up two-thirds of US agricultural exports to the Far East. China's demand for the commodity, particularly from pork farmers, has reached levels where the government said it needs to diversify from major suppliers Brazil and the US.