Bloomberg reported early Monday that China was requesting flexibility from the U.S. on its purchases of ag products under the Phase One trade deal between the two countries.
However, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) said it has received no request from China on the matter.
"USTR has not received any requests from China’s government to discuss changes in China’s purchase commitments due to the coronavirus outbreak," a USTR spokesperson said in a statement.
The Global Times said that purchases of goods by Chinese firms was likely to be delayed in the first quarter but that purchases could increase later this year given that the purchase comments are on an annual basis, citing Gao Lingyun, researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
Meanwhile, some suggest that USDA may release some additional information on the USDA forecasts regarding Chinese purchases of U.S. ag goods under the phase-one agreement ahead of the February 11 WASDE report.
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