COFCO held soybean procurement signing ceremony, Chinese association says

SHANGHAI, Nov 6 (Reuters) - China's state-owned COFCO held a soybean procurement signing ceremony on Thursday morning, the head of a Chinese agriculture business association told a U.S.-China forum.

Cao Derong, the president of China Chamber of Commerce for the Import and Export of Foodstuffs, Native Produce and Animal By-Products, made the comments at the U.S.-China Agricultural Trade Cooperation Forum, which is taking place in Shanghai as part of the China International Import Expo.