Chinese government buyers purchased at least 840,000 tonnes of US soybeans for October and November shipment, one of China's largest single-day purchases this month. This follows US-China trade talks and precedes President Xi Jinping's White House visit.
Tropical Storm Bertha is forecast to bring flooding and strong winds to the U.S. Gulf Coast from the Florida Panhandle to Louisiana, prompting communities to distribute sandbags and close beaches. Bertha is expected to make landfall Wednesday night southeast of New Orleans.
Texas community groups met with officials from Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) and Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (Nexi) to urge them to halt support for planned crude oil export and LNG infrastructure projects in Freeport, citing pollution and safety risks.
