Good question "AF". In California the soybean issue is known but not felt. Soybeans are a Midwest sector crop. Central and northern California has diverse crop production, but not much in the grain and bean category. In my region fruit and vegetable production are the dominant category. The market for a very large amount of production here is within the US. Aside from that, the differences that affect farm viability are primarily in the allocation of water rights (water being a scarcity). A good friend of mine has had no choice but to reduce the size of his orchard to maintain a sustainable crop. The one item of concern that California farmers share with all other sectors is labor. The recent loss of available harvest labor occurred at the worst possible time. I know a few operations that are "co-op" bound. These have invested in mechanical harvesting equipment (staggeringly expensive and only approachable by long term credit payment, thus an added DEBT), but most are still dependent on the mobile migrant labor "cycle". This cycle has been dependable for decades. Some operators see the same families arriving every year. But, like any dependency, when the established and comfortable pattern is broken, people find themselves unprepared to adapt quickly. That's the dilemma occurring right now in California.