Sonny Perdue is Agriculture Secretary, says China could triple its purchases of American farm goods as part of a trade deal

Comments from a little earlier, so an ICYMI

  • 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, he said Monday in an interview on Bloomberg Television

When asked on when we could expect the deal to be agreed to … not so rosy …

  • "Hopefully soon. Obviously these talks are complicated,"

The wait continues.

Bloomberg link for more