Russia is offering 2.5 million acres of land to foreign investors, 2:22pm of whom are expected to come from China as it tries to find alternative soyabean supplies during its trade war with the US . Published: 12:00am, 15 Aug, 2018 Updated: 2:22pm, 12 Dec, 2018 However, analysts have raised doubts about the quality of the soil on offer in Russia ’s Far Eastern Federal District and said the best land was already in use. China ’s Far East Investment and Export Agency said the land could be used for dairy farming and a variety of crops including soyabeans. US has imposed a 25% retaliatory tariff on US soyabeans.
Russia is offering 2.5 million acres of land to foreign investors, 2:22pm of whom are expected to come from China as it tries to find alternative soyabean supplies during its trade war with the US . However, analysts have raised doubts about the quality of the soil on offer in Russia ’s Far Eastern Federal District and said the best land was already in use. China ’s Far East Investment and Export Agency said the land could be used for dairy farming and a variety of crops including soyabeans. US has imposed a 25% retaliatory tariff on US soyabeans.