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Trump's Chinese trade tension claims grain as latest victim

By Megan Durisin and Mario Parker, Bloomberg News
Apr 13, 2017
Apr 13, 2017 Updated Feb 1, 2018

DDGS Golden Grain — Large pile of dried distillers grains (DDGS) at Golden Grain Energy in Mason City, Iowa.
Photo courtesy of Iowa Renewable Fuels Association

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By Megan Durisin and Mario Parker, Bloomberg News

The trade tension between the U.S. and China has claimed its latest victim: a little-known grain market that’s fallen into the doldrums.

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