North Dakota Soybean Council Archives

North Dakota farmers, ag businesses brace for tariff blowback

August 6, 2025

KVRR Staff,

Corn Harvest: A farmer harvests corn near Mapleton, ND at the end of the 2024 growing season. Photo Sabrina Halvorson.BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota News Cooperative) — For farmers across North Dakota, alarm bells are ringing and could get louder following tariffs imposed on Canada and the potential for increased tariffs on China in the coming weeks. On July 31, the…

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

May 19, 2025

KVRR Staff,

Soybeans grow in a field near Casselton, North Dakota on Aug. 7, 2024. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)CASSELTON, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — 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…

Farmer Reacts To Soybean Prices Hitting Two-Year High

Soybean prices have risen more than 16% since the start of August, according to the Wall Street Journal

September 18, 2020

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NORTH DAKOTA.- Soybean prices continue to hit all time highs despite pandemic and other factors. Chris Brossart from Wolford, North Dakota is getting ready to harvest soybeans. “Next week we should have roughly 1,000 acres that should be ready to harvest.” Brossart is a farmer and the Vice Chairman at the North Dakota Soybean Council. He says the industry has…

A&E Network Cooks With One of North Dakota’s Top Crops

"Food Quest" is filming three segments on soybeans

July 31, 2018

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FARGO, N.D.– One of North Dakota’s top crops is headed to the A&E Network this fall. It may seem pretty simple at first, but soybeans can be used in recipes both sweet and savory. “It’s so versatile, from a canned product to a frozen product, to shelf staple products,” The Soyfoods Council executive director Linda Funk said. “So, you can…