First, Beijing slapped tariffs on American soybeans. Now, it wants to wean its farmers off them altogether, reports CNN.
Beijing's solution to get by without US beans? Give the animals less to eat.
But getting millions of Chinese farmers to reduce the amount of foreign soybeans eaten by their pigs is a daunting task that is likely to take a long time to carry out and could cause disruption throughout the country's agricultural industry.
The plan would inflict further pain on U.S. farmers already smarting from the tariffs and could eventually mean China no longer needs American soybeans at all.
Read the full report at CNN.
