Soybeans grow in a field near Casselton, North Dakota on Aug. 7, 2024. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)
Opening of soybean crush plants gives growers more 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 …