As Minnesota farmers wrap up fall harvest, many are celebrating a soybean deal with China.

President Trump's trade war with China had put pressure on farmers across the state, but over the past couple days, that's changed.

"In my area it was a fantastic season," said Ryan Mackenthun, who farms in McLeod County. "You couldn't ask for better harvest weather for soybeans."

For once, great fall weather was a certainty for Minnesota farmers. But they still harvested in an uncertain market.

"For the past couple years we haven't had that export market available," said Mackenthun.

When Mr. Trump was elected, Mackenthun knew that tariffs and a trade war with China were coming. And it forced him to take a new approach this year — planting more corn than soybeans.

"It was a pretty frantic f

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