Trump trade war dries up sorghum sales to China but US farmers plan to plant moreUS President Donald Trump's trade war with China comes at a bad time for sorghum growers like Dan Atkisson in Kansas, who is nevertheless preparing to increase plantings by 25% this spring.
China accounted for nearly 90% of US sorghum exports last year, ramping up purchases of the crop it uses to feed livestock and make fiery baijiu liquor. Those purchases have largely ground to a halt, as tit-for-tat tariff increases by the US and China cripple trade between the world's two largest economies.