Iowa ag secretary Naig on China’s slow-moving purchasing of US soybeans: Trust but verify

Illinois soybean farmers struggle with unpredictable trade war and rising costs

On his family’s more than century-old farm in Greenville, Scott Gaffner brought in his soybeans this fall much like any other year. But, like thousands of other farmers across Illinois and the country, he began harvesting crops in September without a single order from China, the world’s largest buyer. Soybeans are Illinois’ largest agricultural export, and last year, the state exported more than $1.4 billion worth of soybeans to China, according…

Iowa ag secretary Naig on China’s slow-moving purchasing of US soybeans: Trust but verify

China recently pledged to buy 12 million tons of U.S. soybeans by the end of the year, according to the White House, but thus far has bought fewer than 2 million tons

Naig, Iowa’s ag secretary, on China’s slow-moving purchasing of U.S. soybeans: Trust but verify

China recently pledged to buy 12 million tons of U.S. soybeans by the end of the year, according to the White House, but thus far has bought fewer than 2 million tons