Donald Trump’s China trade war a ‘boon’ for Brazil but sends US farmers reeling

The US and China’s dizzying tariff tit-for-tat has spurred Brazil’s agricultural sector and pummelled American farmers, as Beijing looks to Latin America’s largest economy for a swath of goods from soyabeans to beef.

Brazil was a major winner in President Donald Trump’s first trade war with China, dramatically expanding its then-narrow lead over the US as Beijing’s biggest food supplier. It now looks set to pull further ahead, with exports to China already surging before Trump hiked…