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Ultimately, Meyer hopes some type of resolution can be reached during the face-to-face discussions in Shanghai. “We just need stabilization. Our desire here on these trade talks is if we can’t get a full trade agreement is to just get relief on these tariffs so we can have free and fair trade and pork production here with the Chinese,” Meyer said.China's manufacturing activity contracted for a third month in a row in July, official data showed Wednesday, amid a bruising trade war with the United States and slowing global demand.
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The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), a gauge of Chinese factory conditions, came in at 49.7 for the month, slightly up from June's figure of 49.4, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).