U.S. and Brazil slug it out in soybean exports

The United States ex­­ported a record 171 million bushels of soybeans in September, a 25 percent increase from Sept­ember 2016, according to statistics released last week by the U.S. Census Bureau.

China was the leading destination, accounting for 62 percent of U.S. September exports totaling about 105 million bushels. Mexico was second, receiving about 11.9 million bushels of...