POLK COUNTY, Iowa —

President Donald Trump announced a new trade agreement with China , which will reduce tariffs from 57% to 47%. The president also stated China would immediately resume purchasing American soybeans. Iowa soybean farmers say this is encouraging to hear, while also noting they hope to see continued growth when it comes to strengthening trade relationships with countries.

“At this point in this marketing year, we have sold zero bushels of soybeans before to China, which is highly unusual,” said Grant Kimberley, a farmer and the Iowa Soybean Association’s senior director of market development.

Kimberley said the normal export window for U.S. soybeans to China runs from September to early February. He says normally, 400 million to 500 million bushels of soybeans would ha

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