Cargill Inc, the largest US agricultural company, has invested about US$60 million in a soybean-crushing plant in China, the world's fastest-growing market for animal feed and vegetable oil.

The new plant, located in the port city of Nantong, can process 5,000 tons of soybeans a day, Cargill said in a statement on its website.

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