New Delhi, Dec. 8 -- US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday said that he sold his soybean farm last week, something that he was required to do under an ethics agreement when he took office.

While appearing for CBS' 'Face the Nation' programme on Sunday, Bessent spoke about the agricultural sector, including his own experiences running a soybean farm.

"I'm involved in the agriculture industry. I run a soybean farm," the US Treasury Secretary said, in reply to which he was asked, "You own it, or invest in it?"

"People in my family go out and work on it," was Bessent's response.

"I actually divested it this week as part of my ethics agreement, so I'm out of that business but I probably know more about it than any Treasury Secretar...