WEST FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota soybean growers rely heavily on exports to China, but with harvest on the horizon, those exports are nowhere in sight. The North Dakota Soybean Council hosted a trade delegation from China in August despite the trade dispute between the two countries. READ MOREScott German farms near Oakes and is a director for the North Dakota Soybean Growers Association. “We’ve just got to get the politics out of it.”Scott German of the North Dakota Soybean Growers Association speaks with a visitor to the group’s booth at the Big Iron farm show in West Fargo, North Dakota, on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. Jeff Beach / North Dakota MonitorFarmer Mark Knutson of Fargo was part of the Chinese delegation’s tour of a North Dakota farm and grain elevator.