US Agriculture Sec.: China could triple its purchases of US farm goods as part of trade deal

In an interview with Bloomberg TV late-Monday, the US Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue noted that China could triple its purchases of American farm goods as part of a trade deal.

Key Quotes:

When compared with the nation's buying in 2017, "we could easily see, if we are able to come to a trade resolution, a doubling or tripling of that kind of number over a period of" two to five years.”

When asked on when we could expect the deal to be agreed to, he said: "Hopefully soon. Obviously these talks are complicated."