For soybean growers in the U.S., a sharp downturn in Chinese demand left a hole that temporary trade truces cannot easily plug. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters)
STELLA YIFAN XIE and PAK YIU
November 2, 2026 14:00 JST
NEW YORK — For Tyler Stafslien, a fourth-generation farmer in central North Dakota, running the 2,500-acre property his family has owned since 1912 feels increasingly like a rescue mission.