This Vietnamese town boomed as factories left China. Now it’s asking what’s next?
BAC NINH, Vietnam (AP) — The transformation of Vietnam’s Bac Ninh is evident in the signs above its…
Greece cuts student population at universities by half after long study breaks are abolished
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — More than 300,000 inactive university students have been removed from the rolls in Greece,…
What is edamame? Benefits for gut health, cholesterol, protein
Black bean recipe: How to make jerk style beans Put a delicious twist on canned black beans with…
China’s exports fall in October as firms wait out Xi-Trump summit, trade war reset
China’s exports fell in October amid a volatile trade war with the United States – though recent high-level…
China finds leverage over Trump in trade talks with soybeans boycott
Commodities Prices surge on expectation that Beijing will resume crop purchases Soybeans are loaded into a truck from a…
China agrees to purchase 25 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans annually, treasury secretary says
WASHINGTON (AP) — China has agreed to purchase 25 million metric tons of U.S. soybeans annually as part…
Black Farmers Struggle as Tariffs Slash Crop Prices
Willis Nelson, a third-generation farmer in eastern Louisiana, was hoping to avoid the worst. The 38-year-old farms 4,000…
US soybean farmers are dangerously overdependent on China
In my first months at what is now DTN/The Progressive Farmer, back in 2003, I was asked to…
China Appears To Be Shutting Down Purchases Of U.S. Soybeans
An Illinois farmer plants soybeans. Soybeans are once again in the crosshairs of the U.S. trade war with…
Soybean farmers feel betrayed as Argentina blows a hole in rural America’s $47 billion soybean bonanza
President Donald Trump counts U.S. farmers as one of his most loyal constituencies, but the administration’s recent move…
Harvest season begins as export markets remain in doubt
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) – With fall officially here, farmers are slowly starting to harvest the fruits of a…
Trump urges China quadruple US soy buys, amid trade truce deadline
US President Donald Trump said he hopes China will massively step up its purchases of American soybeans –…