MONDOVI, Wis. (WXOW) – Wisconsin soybean farmers are feeling the effects of international trade tensions as tariff reactions impact their industry.

With soybeans contributing $1 billion to Wisconsin's economy, the stakes are high. Sixty-six percent of the state's soybeans are exported, according to Wisconsin Soybean Association President Dave Rebout.

"The majority of [our exports] are Canada, Mexico; and we are kind of hitting eastern Europe and Northern Africa," he said.

Recent trade wars, however, have led to a steep decline for Wisconsin farmers.

"We're losing thousands of dollars just from the fact that we can't export them," said Dan Linse, a farmer from Mondovi.

China, which accounts for 61% of the world's soybean market, is no longer purchasing from the United States.

"When

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