Soybean industry workers and buyers share their thoughts on the agricultural trade war between the U.S. and China during a ...

The Illinois Soybean Association hosted foreign buyers of Illinois crops in Bloomington on Tuesday, helping them connect with ...

Soybean farmers in Central Illinois could face a looming crisis after China, a major buyer of U.S. soybeans, stopped buying ...

The most heated trade war in decades has cooled off for now, and Wall Street loves it — posting big gains on Monday. The U.S. had been slapping fresh 145% tariffs on products coming into the country ...

The event is the second tour hosted by the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) in 2025. The 2024 tour projected sales of $159 million.

No Illinois industry does more business with China than the agricultural sector, and farmers have been worried about the hit they could take with tariffs. Political Reporter Chris Tye reports. US set ...

Illinois is the second largest importer of Chinese goods in the country, and if the trade war lingers and tariffs soar as advertised, the cost of things — and thousands of jobs — are on the line.