Grassley doubtful U.S.-China talks will aid soybean farmers soon

Grassley doubtful U.S.-China talks will aid soybean farmers soon

Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley said Wednesday he has “low optimism” that upcoming international meetings will bring relief to U.S. soybean farmers caught in an escalating trade dispute with China.

Farmer on crops’ decrease in value: ‘Man-made crisis caused by Donald Trump’

John Hartman is a fifth generation soybean farmer in Morengo, Illinois who tells CNN’s Whitney Wild his crops’ decrease in value is in part due to a “man-made crisis” caused by President Donald Trump and his escalating trade war with China.