DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) - KCCI reports , Iowa soybean farmer Warren Bachman warns of a potential farm crisis after China halted purchases of U.S. soybeans in retaliation against new tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump.

Bachman, who has been growing corn and soybeans just west of Osceola for 64 years, said China’s decision is catastrophic.

“This is awful discouraging. You know, we do our very best to grow a good crop, to feed the world, and then we can’t hardly give it away,” he said.

Despite having voted for Trump, Bachman blames him for the soybean crisis, stating that the new tariffs are forcing China to buy soybeans from Argentina and Brazil. As a result, many Iowa farmers face selling this year’s crop at a significant loss.

“The way things are, there won’t be a farmer left

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