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North Dakota | I don’t foresee China purchasing much if any of our soybeans in 5 years unless there is some sort of major hiccup in South American production. They would not sign a deal with “teeth” of any sort. They don’t have to. Tariffs didn’t cause it just sped up the process. The shift has been occurring right in front of our eyes for several years. They see us as a mortal enemy and many in the US, it seems, see them as a soybean market savior. So what is the path?
1. Reduced soybean acres and development of market into other countries?
2. Shift to biofuel production with other oilseeds like canola?
3. Mono-culture corn production coupled with increased ethanol mandate to 15%+?
4. Major set aside program ala CRP or some sort of hybrid?
5. Complete rollback of all emissions standards to help alleviate high input costs?
6. Tighter government controls, stiffer fines for malfeasance and less allowed consolidation in the agricultural sector(fuel/fertilizer/seed/feed/packers,etc).
7. Mandated country of origin labeling for all food products.
More? Combination of some? All? Stupid ideas?
We need to put our representatives feet to the fire. Not just sit back and let them think a few cents on the dollar will shut us up so they can go back to the same old/same old.
Edited for punctuation.
Edited by north1 10/30/2025 17:43
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And beans
