CHIVILCOY, Argentina _ Alejandro Carafi takes long steps through his field of swaying wheat as he explains how he'll cut it all down in the next week to make room for soybeans, what some in this farming community have dubbed "oro verde" _ "green gold."
The pressure is on for family farmers like Carafi and his wife, Agnes, to bounce back from a difficult year of dry weather and take advantage of new interest from Asia for their soybeans as the United States and China remain locked in a dramatic trade stand-off.
When U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet Saturday in Buenos Aires at the G-20 economic summit, Carafi and other families will be watching closely as the two leaders shake hands. They'll analyze their smiles and eye movements. They'll dissect facial expressions for any sign of a break in the stalemate.
