Soybean market changing for North Dakota farmers but China and tariffs still loom large

  • 90% of North Dakota’s soybean production leaves the state, with about two-thirds shipped to China and countries in Southeast Asia.
    90% of North Dakota’s soybean production leaves the state, with about two-thirds shipped to China and countries in Southeast Asia.

    Opening of soybean crush plants provides options

    Soybean grower Jim Thompson said there is no way to replace a customer the size of China, but North Dakota farmers have more options than they did in the 2018 Trump administration trade war.

    The first Trump administration paid out $23 billion in relief to farmers who suffered a loss of trade because of high tariffs.

    Most of the North Dakota soybean cro…