China didn't import any U.S. soybeans in September, marking a decrease from 1.7 million metric tons the year prior.

China's share of U.S. soybean exports dropped from 62% to 18% between 2017 and 2018, and by 2020 it recovered to about 55% of exports. The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimated that soybean farmers lost an estimated $24 billion in exports in 2018.

US agricultural communities that had expected Trump to have their backs have found themselves flung into a second trade war. If the situation continues, it could put loyalties at risk.

Hoosier farmers don’t need new maps. We need new markets. We need policies that reward hard work, expand trade opportunities, and restore our place as the world’s most reliable food supplier. It’s time for our leaders — at the Statehouse and in Washington — to focus on solving real problems, not cheating to win elections.

A field of yellow and green soybean crops are nearing harvest at Mike Langseth’s farm in McLeod, North Dakota, on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. China typically buys close to half of the soybeans grown in the U.S. But the ongoing trade war means farmers in ...

The Trump administration has hinted at plans to bail out U.S. commodity farmers caught in the president’s ongoing trade disputes.

The U.S. government shutdown has resulted in the loss of this month’s Dairy Products report, the U.S. Dairy Trade report, the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates, last week’s Crop Progress and Crop reports,

LORIS, S.C. (WBTW) — As one Loris farmer begins his soybean harvest, his concerns about the ongoing trade war with China have risen. With soybean prices being down 30% per bushel, fifth-generation farmer Trenton Tyler says the impacts of having no trade ...

China hasn't purchased any U.S. soybeans for the 2025-26 marketing year. For U.S. farmers, abundant rains to fuel a bumper crop would normally be good news - but it won't matter how much they produce this year if China, the world's biggest buyer of ...