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Chinese buyers stocking up on soybeans, sorghum in hedge on US election outcome

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China's soy and sorghum imports have spiked as traders scramble to stock up before the US presidential election.
September soybean imports broke records, hitting 11 million metric tons – some 2-4 million tons higher than market expectations.

That included 1.71 million tons of US soybeans – a whoppi...



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