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US soybeans, corn tumble

April 05, 2018 00:00:00


PARIS, Apr 04 (Reuters): Chicago soybean futures plunged on Wednesday after China rattled investors by including the crop in retaliatory tariffs against the United States, despite its heavy reliance on U.S. supplies of the oilseed.

U.S. corn fell sharply too as the feed grain was also mentioned in a list of goods worth $50 billion subject to a 25 per cent additional import tax.


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