FOUR OAKS, N.C. (WTVD) -- As central North Carolina farmers begin to harvest soybeans, the world's largest buyer of the beans is looking elsewhere to purchase them.

Soybeans have become the latest victim of a trade war with China , as the U.S. and China enact tariffs on goods from each respective country.

We need all the markets we can get. Brandon Batten, Triple B Farms

Brandon Batten is one of the owners of his family's farm, Triple B Farms, in Four Oaks, which is in Johnston County.

The family is celebrating the farm's 40th anniversary this year as questions linger over who will take the place of Chinese buyers of their soy crop.

"We need all the markets we can get," said Batten. "China is a huge consumer of everything. Beans are big. Not buying any beans has a tremendous imp

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