Thanks for the history and current status of soy beans and its many uses, and current trading status with China. My grandparents were central Nebraska farmers but my parents met in Southern California after WW2, and never left the sunshine state! I made a few trips to Nebraska to visit relatives while growing up and living on a small piece of acreage in Northern California, with a horse, a milk cow, 4-H etc — but my father worked for a large corporation in its business department — he was NOT a farmer! My family made a few trips to Nebraska while I was growing up and I got to enjoy a few days periodically on relatives’ farms (usually corn). I haven’t kept much contact with the relatives who are farmers but I know many of the younger generation left the farms. One of my children retired from 20 years in the military over a year ago and now works for a John Deere in the wheat and chickpea bean fields of Idaho — so I do have a slight connection to farming and the importance of foreign trade with the US and other countries. Thanks for today’s deeper dive into the international soybean agricultural trade!
