A John Deere combine harvester, manufactured by Deere & Co., drives across a crop of soybean plants during a harvest in Delmas, South Africa, on Tuesday, April 8, 2014. South African corn stockpiles probably will more than double in 2014-15 after the government predicted this seasons harvest will be the biggest since 1981. Photographer: Dean Hutton/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesThe European Commission will agree next week to explore tougher import limits, the newspaper said, citing three officials it did not name.
Early targets could include U.S. crops such as soybeans grown using pesticides that EU farmers are not allowed to use, the report said.
"As President Trump has continuously stated, he is fighting for fair and reciprocal trade and will stand up for American farmers. We will continue to look to open markets all over the world for high-quality American products," a White House official said when asked about the FT report.
(Reporting by Nilutpal Timsina in Bengaluru; Additional reporting by Andrea Shalal in Washington; Editing by William Mallard and Lisa Shumaker)
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