Spoils of trade war: Argentina loads up on cheap U.S. soybeans


  • World
  • Friday, 30 Nov 2018

FILE PHOTO: Cranes and containers are seen at the port of Rosario, Argentina November 1, 2017. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci/File Photo

BUENOS AIRES/CHICAGO (Reuters) - A ship named the Torrent is nearing the end of a 5,000-mile trip carrying soybeans from the U.S. Great Lakes to Argentina - a journey that only makes economic sense because of the U.S.-China trade war.

The ship is scheduled to dock in the Rosario grains hub on Dec. 4, days after the leaders of the world's two largest economies, U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, hold high-stakes trade talks in Buenos Aires.

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