U.S.-China soybean tussle reveals Beijing’s food security strategy. Goldman Sachs on how to invest

Perham in the U.S.-China trade war: Will soybeans “Make America Great Again”?

When I visited Perham this summer, my dear high school friend, who is a highly successful farmer, took me on a tour of his vast agricultural lands of some 50,000 acres of “God-given blessings” in the breadbasket of the American heartland. Like other soybean farmers in the American heartland, my friend could hardly sell his soybean and other agricultural produce because China — the largest buyer — threatened to impose retaliatory tariffs after Pr…

U.S.-China soybean tussle reveals Beijing’s food security strategy. Goldman Sachs on how to invest

China's focus on food security mirrors efforts for self-sufficiency in chips and energy, Goldman Sachs said.

A look back at a turbulent 2025 for soybeans, corn and wheat

The ag markets have been on a roller coaster in 2025, with a lot of the volatility caused by the Trump administration's implementation of tariffs, which led to some major buyers not buying U.S. crops, including most notably China. But Tanner Ehmke, CoBank lead economist for grains and oil seeds, says things are looking up as China has now committed to purchasing soybeans. After a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and China President Xi…