Breaking News-RTRS-Chinese soy buyers finish purchases for 2009 -CNGOIC

BEIJING, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Chinese crushers have mostly
completed soybean purchases from the United States for the rest
of the year, and are actively buying United States and South
American cargoes for shipment next year, according to an official
survey.
China has already bought up to 15 million tonnes of soybeans
from the United States, the world's largest exporter and 5
million tonnes from South America, said the National Grain and
Oils Information Centre (CNGOIC).