WEST ALTON — Dust clouds billowed as David Bonderer watched his son maneuver the family’s combine to harvest soybeans on a recent fall afternoon.
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Eric Saale unloads soybeans from a truck into the silos at Saale Farm & Grain in West Alton on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025.
David Carson photos, Post-Dispatch
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Soybeans fall through the air as they are off-loaded from a combine into a truck at Mintert Farms in West Alton on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025.
David Carson, Post-Dispatch
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U.S. soybean farmers face a glut as China slashes purchases from nearly 1B to 200M bushels, driving prices down. With exports collapsing, Trump is weighing up to $14B in tariff-funded aid to support struggling growers.
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