Some voters in Ohio’s GOP bedrock, its northwestern and western counties, are learning the truth of this old saying: “Be careful what you wish for,” as big swaths of Ohio’s agricultural sector is learning. That’s because, as reporters in Ohio and nationally have revealed, President Donald Trump’s bubble-gum-and-twine trade “policy” has wrecked America-to-China sales of soybeans.

That in turn threatens farm profitability in swaths of agribusiness in Ohio, because Ohio ranks fifth nationally among the 50 states in soybean production, the Ohio Department of Agriculture reported earlier this year.

Ohio backed President Trump bigtime in 2024, casting 54.8% of its vote for him and his running mate, Cincinnati Republican JD Vance. In contrast, Ohio cast 43.7% of its presidential vote for the De

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