The state’s soybean association wants Illinois farmers to think inside the box: specifically, the 40-foot shipping container.
The U.S. trade war with China means Illinois has, for the time being, lost its best customer for soybeans. Instead of China buying 70,000 metric tons of beans stashed in a ship’s belly, the Illinois Soybean Association wants farmers to consider shipping smaller quantities of soybeans via container to customers in Taiwan and Southeast Asia.
The goal is to replace some of...
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