Day: June 27, 2020

Some U.S. food suppliers forego China contracts over coronavirus curbs, trade group says

By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) – Chinese demands that overseas suppliers guarantee their food shipments are free of the novel coronavirus are causing some shippers to forego the China trade, an industry group representing U.S. produce growers said on Friday. Western Growers, which represents companies that produce half of U.S. fresh fruits, vegetables and tree