Tariffs and trade wars bring volatility to S.D. agriculture

  • Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD), right, speaks at a meeting last Monday, Sept. 22, in Pierre. At left is Doug Simons, president of the South Dakota Wheat Growers Association. Photo by Bart Pfankuch
    Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD), right, speaks at a meeting last Monday, Sept. 22, in Pierre. At left is Doug Simons, president of the South Dakota Wheat Growers Association. Photo by Bart Pfankuch

    Bart Pfankuch South Dakota News Watch

    Tariffs, an international trade war and other market conditions are creating great volatility across the South Dakota agricultural industry, with West River ranchers celebrating record prices and some East River soybean and corn farmers facing potential financial disaster.

    Farming and ranching are always full of ups and downs and winners and losers. But 2025 is …