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Illinois farmers feeling pinch, but soybean trade not all blight

— January 18, 2019

China is not buying and U.S. soybean producers continue to feel the pinch. A trade dispute between the two nations has seen sales of raw soybeans to the China market plunge since that…

Cahokia grain terminal get grain deal as trade war with China heats up
— August 1, 2018

For the Cahokia, grain terminals along the Mississippi River, it would seem an inauspicious time for a trade war between the between the U.S. and the People’s Republic of China. Just…
Local SIUE alumni’s education expanded by China travels
— July 11, 2017

SIUE alumnus Sean Severson, a native of Edwardsville, attended an international conference to discuss internet security safety and development during his graduate studies in China….

Illinois agriculture groups call for trade, not tariffs
— June 20, 2018

Farm associations from the state of Illinois joined with national farm groups last week to stand behind the hashtag #TradeNotTariffs, a platform launched by the American Soybean Association…
Caterpillar cuts jobs down state, but more work coming to Montgomery plant
— February 8, 2016

Caterpillar plans to shut down one downstate facility as part of a series of new layoffs but production and employment at its west suburban facility isn’t expected to be affected….