Illinois farmers

The World

China is slapping retaliatory tariffs on American crops, such as soy and corn, and prices have plummeted. President Donald Trump has called on them to be patient and patriotic. The World’s Jason Margolis visited Illinois, America’s No. 1 soy state, to see just how far farmers there are willing to go.

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