DES MOINES, Iowa ( IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH ) - Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig said his recent trade mission to southeast Asian countries revealed “exciting market” opportunities for a variety of agricultural products.

Naig, speaking to reporters after the governor’s turkey pardoning Tuesday, said Thanksgiving is a “unique time” for Iowans to think about “what it takes” for farmers to feed the nation.

He said there’s a lot of risk and variability in the farm economy, especially as producers face high input costs and low market prices. Some of this might be alleviated by soybean purchases with China or a federal assistance package for farmers, which the Trump administration said might come in the next couple of weeks.

“I still think that there’s a need to help farmers bridg

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