In 2010, for example, the company bought Foodstar, which makes Master brand soy sauce and fermented bean curd in China.

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This dependence is a cause of some irony: in the case of soybeans, we see that the bad crop has caused distress in China, where the ubiquitous bean is the source of much of its cooking oil and is a cherished food.

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Soy bean import volume decreased by 0.7%, but China paid 25.7% more per ton.

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