“Certainly, the Chinese are not going to meet the commitments,” said Scott Kennedy, a senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. “The trend lines don’t look good regardless of which category you are talking about.” Created with Highcharts 8.1.0U.S. agricultural exports to ChinaSource: Commerce Department via PetersonInstitute for International EconomicsNote: Not seasonally adjusted Created with Highcharts 8.1.0.billionActual exportsyear to datePace neededto hit target2020’210204060$80 Mr. Kennedy and other economists said declines in China’s domestic demand amid the Covid-19 pandemic were in part responsible for the lagging purchases. Farm products have shown improvement through the year. China has purchased or committed to purchase about $23 billion in specified agricultural goods, U.S. government officials said Friday, or about 71% of its target . Their report said purchased or contracted sales of corn are at an all-time high of 8.7 million tons, and that U.S. pork exports to China are […]