China Is Building Megaports in South America to Feed Its Need for Crops
SANTOS, Brazil—China has reassured its citizens they would have enough to eat without U.S. crops. It will have to unclog Latin America's largest port first.
The decrepit port in this Atlantic coast city is the main gateway for South American exports of soybeans and other agricultural goods that represent China's only viable alternative supply to U.S. exports. Though China has reduced its reliance on U.S. foodstuffs, crops are still among the top U.S. exports to China.
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