Trump-China Trade Dispute Heightens Harvest Anxiety for South Dakota Soybean Farmers

Trump-China trade dispute heightens harvest anxiety for South Dakota soybean farmers

RAPID CITY — Jerry Schmitz is rarely at a loss for words about soybeans. But when asked if farmers have faith in a good outcome from the Trump administration’s trade standoff with China, his gaze shifted and his brow creased momentarily as he thought about the best way to answer. “Hope might be the better word over faith,” he said. Schmitz, of rural Vermillion, is the executive director of the South Dakota Soybean Association and the South Dakot…

NC soybeans caught in the tariff crossfire

Soybeans, which are the No. 5 cash crop in receipts for North Carolina, have recently been caught in the crosshairs of a trade war between President Donald J. Trump and China.  On Aug. 10, Trump encouraged China to increase its imports of US soybeans.  “China is worried about its shortage of soybeans. Our great farmers produce the most robust soybeans,” wrote Trump in a Truth Social post. “I hope China will quickly quadruple its soybean orders. …