China has stopped buying American soybeans and is turning to Brazil. In fact, China is investing in Brazilian infrastructure so they can continue buying their soybeans. Farmers want the US government to “do something”. They already did something, that is the problem. Things these days can change on the whims of one man, but this one looks like a door closing.  From Talk Business and Politics (Arkansas) and Iowa Soybean Association.

As U.S. soybean crop matures, anxiety grows over lagging Chinese demand

Arkansas on the verge of agricultural disaster