UPDATE 3-China signs US soy deals, set for record purchase
February 15, 2012 at 23:28 PM EST
DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb 15 (Reuters) - A Chinese trade delegation signed agreements with U.S. grain companies on Wednesday to buy 8.62 million tonnes of soybeans from the United States and will ink more deals on Thursday for a record-setting purchase topping 12 million tonnes.
