There has been speculation that grain and oilseed exports would surge ahead of the Trump Administration and the potential implementation of across-the-board tariffs. NDSU Extension Crops Economist Frayne Olson said that pre-purchasing did not materialize. “There may have been a little bit of that, but if you look at the actual numbers of how many bushels we sold to China this year versus the same time last year, they’re actually behind last year’s pace and last year wasn’t exactly a great export season for U.S. soybeans.” Olson was part of the Lake Region Extension Roundup program at Devils Lake.
