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    In soybean country, Trump's trade war with China tests patience and nerves

    by Don Lee, Los Angeles Times Aug 16, 2018 4 minutes

    TRUMBULL, Neb. - Doug Saathoff, whose great-grandfather began farming around Trumbull, Neb., in the late 1800s, planted his first soybean in 1996 and hasn't lost money since. Even droughts haven't hurt because there's plenty of underground water.

    But that streak is in jeopardy, thanks to President Trump's trade war with China, which has pummeled soybean exports and prices. Increasingly anxious about his family's livelihood, the 44-year-old has taken small steps to save money, such as canceling satellite television and buying a used combine harvester rather than a new one.

    One thing hasn't changed: his support for Trump, whom Saathoff credits for taking China to task for its unfair trading behavior. He and some of his fellow farmers are willing to give

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