Gov. Walz, Agricultural Leaders Express Concern About Trade War Impact on Soybeans

America Bet the Farm on Soybeans. Then Came Trump.

Collapsing soybean exports reveal an agricultural sector rife with longstanding problems.

Gov. Walz: Farmers need Trump to end his ‘trade war’

Planned payments to farmers impacted by tariffs and other economic headwinds will be a “drop in the bucket” compared to what they really need – an end to the “trade war” begun by President Trump and enabled by Republican lawmakers, according to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D). The U.S. soybean industry has been raising alarms that China has refused to purchase U.S. soy products amid trade tensions with Washington, fueling calls for the Trump adminis…

Gov. Walz speaks on tariff impacts at soybean farm

On Wednesday, Governor Tim Walz made a stop in Faribault to visit a southern Minnesota soybean farm to highlight how federal policies are impacting Minnesota farmers.

Gov. Walz, agricultural leaders express concern about trade war impact on soybeans

In a visit to Faribault with Gov. Tim Walz on Wednesday, state agricultural leaders expressed concern about the impact of the trade war on soybean exports.

Gov. Walz to join farmers to talk on impact of tariffs on Minnesota soybean farmers

Minnesota is home to 26,000 soybean farmers and 60% of their crop is sent overseas. Now, experts say top competitors, like Brazil and Argentina, are capitalizing on the U.S. loss.

Minnesota governor, Kansas rep criticize Trump over trade war’s impact on soy farmers

Soybeans are harvested in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, on Oct. 2, 2025. (Photo by Rob Levine/Minnesota Reformer)President Donald Trump’s trade war is having devastating consequences for soybean farmers, and Gov. Tim Walz joined other national Democratic leaders on a call Tuesday to highlight the story of one Illinois farmer whose business model is under threat from tariffs and international retaliation. “It’s going to take us years to get these…