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Vessels Carrying U.S. Sorghum to China Switch Destinations

Three ships carrying livestock feed grain, sorghum, from the U.S. to China switched their destinations on Thursday to Japan and South Korea, according to Thomson Reuters Eikon ship tracking data, after Beijing hit imports with hefty anti-dumping deposits.The cargoes are among roughly two dozen bought by China but left stranded after Beijing announced last month it would hit U.S. imports with a 178.6 percent deposit on the value of sorghum shipments. The move was part of an anti-dumping probe by China as trade tensions with the U.S. escalate.Sorghum is mainly used in livestock feed and the fiery Chinese liquor baijiu.The 'Ocean Belt' carrying 58,000 tonnes of sorghum from the United States switched its destination from China to Kashima, Japan, according to the data.It had loaded U.S.