• Global
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  • China
  • Europe
  • Japan
  • Korea
  • Latin America
  • Middle-East
  • Southeast Asia
  • Taiwan

Global Offices

The U.S. Soybean Export Council operates in over 80 countries through 125 representatives worldwide. The world headquarters is located in St. Louis, Missouri.

Taiwan Latin America Asia Sub-Continent Middle-East Southeast Asia Europe Korea Japan

Asia Sub-Continent

www.asaimasc.org

History and General Information

India - Pakistan - Bangladesh - Sri Lanka

The American Soybean Association opened the Asia Subcontinent office in New Delhi, India in September 1996. Upon its formation in 2005, USSEC assumed responsibility for this office. All of USSEC's operations in this region are marketed under the ASA-IM brand. The Asia Subcontinent office conducts seminars and workshops throughout South Asia to promote soybean utilization in the food and feed sectors.
In the food sector and primarily in India, USSEC promotes the manufacturing of soy foods by soy processors and food manufacturers. USSEC occasionally provides initial marketing support for new soy-based food products. Products currently on the market include wheat-soy flour, soymilk, tofu (soya paneer), health supplements of pharmaceutical industries, soy nuts (snacks), soy papad (flat chip), bakery products, soy bari (nuggets and granules), and soybean oil. USSEC also helps existing soy processors through provision of a quality seal that endorses high quality tested products.
In the feed sector, USSEC helps to promote utilization of soybean meal, expeller processed soybean oil meal and full fat soybeans in poultry, dairy and aquaculture feeds as a source of protein and energy. USSEC regularly publishes technical bulletins on various subjects and participates in various national and international poultry, dairy, and general feed and related exhibitions. Soya feed products, which USSEC promotes, include soybean meal, full fat soybeans, soybean oil meal, and soybean as part of concentrate feed supplements.

Director - Michael "Mit" Goblirsch


Latest News

08/06/2010 - USSEC Helps Buyers and Sellers Understand and Trade Dehulled Soy Meal in India Market

07/30/2010 - USSEC Brings Crushers, Feed Millers Together to Accept Market, Trade and Quality Terms



Contact Information

U.S. Soybean Export Council
301A Spanish Court
Block-C1, Palam Vihar
Gurgaon
Haryana-122017, INDIA
tel: 91.124.4259591.3
fax: 91.124.4259594

China

www.asaimchina.org

History and General Information

The American Soybean Association opened the Beijing, China office in 1982. A second office was opened in Shanghai, China in 1993. Upon its formation in 2005, USSEC assumed responsibility for these offices. All of USSEC's operations in this region are marketed under the ASA-IM brand. USSEC staff and consultants work closely with China's livestock producers, feed millers, aquaculture industry, soybean processors and the traders and distributors who supply their needs. The work in China over the past 25 years has enhanced the technology and thus the efficiency and productivity of China's livestock, aquaculture and feed industries.

For more information on this marktet, visit the Food & Agriculture Export Alliance site at www.usfoodsafety.cn

Director - Xiao Ping Zhang


Latest News

07/30/2010 - USSEC Team in China to Present on U.S. Soy

07/23/2010 - Country Director Expects China to Increase Soybean Imports



Contact Information

U.S. Soybean Export Council
Suite 1016
China World Office #1
China World Trade Center
No. 1 Jianguomenwai Avenue
Beijing 100004
People's Republic of China
tel: 86.10.6505.1830
fax: 86.10.6505.2201

Europe, Maghreb & CIS

www.asaim-europe.org

History and General Information

USSEC's office in Europe serves the European region including Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Spain, Portugal, Greece, France, U.K., Ireland, Austria, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Italy, Hungary, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia, Cypress, Malta, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Croatia, and the North African countries of Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco.



Director - Mark Andersen


Latest News

08/06/2010 - USSEC Monitors Research on Fine Grind/Micronized U.S. Soy Meal in Spain

07/23/2010 - USSEC Explores New Human Utilization Opportunities For Soy in Morocco



Contact Information

U.S. Soybean Export Council
Keizersgracht 62-64
1015 CS Amsterdam
The Netherlands
tel: 31.0.20.520.7978
fax: 31.0.20.520.7510

Japan

www.asaimjapan.org

History and General Information

The first team of Japanese soybean industry visited the U.S. from August 12-September 15, 1956. Japanese Partnership Teams continue to this day building relationships and business connections between U.S. farmers and industry and the Japanese soybean industry. Located in Tokyo, this was the first overseas agricultural cooperator office in the world. Today, the Japan office continues to offer services to this critical market to provide Japanese soybean buyers with the information they need to be profitable.USSEC Japan will continue to be in the forefront in bringing U.S. producers together with Japanese buyers to meet the specific needs of the Japanese market.

Director - LaVerne Brabant


Latest News

07/23/2010 - U.S. Soybean Leaders Build Upon Relationship With Japan During Soy Food Alliance

07/09/2010 - USSEC Chair Offers ‘Farmer’s Perspective’ during Japan Conference



Contact Information

U.S. Soybean Export Council
4th Fl. KY Tameike Bldg.
1-6-19 Akasaka,
Minato-ku,Tokyo 107-0052
JAPAN
tel: 81.3.5563.1414
fax: 81.3.5563.1415

Korea

www.asaimkorea.org

History and General Information

The Amercian Soybean Association opened the office in Seoul, Korea in 1979. Country Director Say Young Jo has served this office since 1980. Upon its formation in 2005, USSEC assumed responsibility for this office. All of USSEC's operations in this country are marketed under the ASA-IM brand. USSEC staff and consultants in Korea work with local soybean processors, feed mills, livestock producers, soybean oil refiners and soy-based food manufacturers to expand the use of soybeans and soy products. Korea is a maturing market with the potential for growth of U.S. soybean exports slowing.

Director - Say Young Jo


Latest News

08/06/2010 - Korea Feed Company Provided Information on Value of U.S. Soy Protein Concentrate

07/23/2010 - Feed Millers in Korea Shown Advantages of U.S. Soy Meal Inclusion For Olive Flounder Feeds



Contact Information

U.S. Soybean Export Council
11th Fl. Press Center, 25, Taepyung-ro 1Ga
Chung-gu, Seoul
Republic of Korea 100-750
tel: 82.2.738.7056
fax: 82.2.736.5501

Latin America and Caribbean

www.asaimmexico.org

History and General Information

The American Soybean Association opened the Latin America office in December 1975. Upon its formation in 2005, USSEC assumed responsibility for this office. All of USSEC's operations in this region are marketed under the ASA-IM brand. This office serves Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, and the Caribbean Basin. Mexico and Central America are growth markets. The growth in the soybean market has been primarily due to the higher inclusion rates of meal and oil in feed formulations, increased consumption in the poultry, swine, livestock, and aquaculture industry, improved oil quality, and increased distribution and consumption in the Hotel, Restaurant, Industrial sector and new uses for soybean oil.


Director - Francisco de la Torre


Latest News

07/02/2010 - Price Risk Management Program in Mexico Points To Value of U.S. Soy

06/04/2010 - U.S. Soybean Leaders Build Business and Trade Alliances in Costa Rica, Panama



Contact Information

U.S. Soybean Export Council
Guadalajara World Trade Center
Ave. Mariano Otero No. 1249
Torre Pacifico Int. B 171M
Col. Rinconada del Bosque
Guadalajara, Jalisco
Mexico C.P. 44530
tel: 52.33.5000.0990
fax: 52.33.5000.0999

Middle East and Africa

www.asaimmea.org

History and General Information

The American Soybean Association opened the Middle East and Africa office, located in Istanbul, Turkey, in 1998. Upon its formation in 2005, USSEC assumed responsibility for this office. All of USSEC's operations in this region are marketed under the ASA-IM brand. The office serves 37 countries including the primary U.S markets of Turkey, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Libya, Azerbaijan, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates (Dubai). USSEC's focus in this region is to build the market through programs that focus on purchasing, crushing, soy oil refining, fullfat soybean meal, feed formulation, poultry, dairy, aquaculture, soy flour, and soy food.

Director - Timothy Burleigh


Latest News

07/30/2010 - USSEC Sponsors Turkish Veterinary Poultry Association’s Annual Meeting

07/16/2010 - USSEC Reaches Potential U.S. Soy Customers at Egypt Show



Contact Information

U.S. Soybean Export Council
BJK Plaza,
Suleyman Seba Cad. No. 92
A-Blok, Kat-8 No. 85/86
80680 Besiktas, Istanbul, Turkey
tel:90.212.258.2800
fax: 90.212.236.2620

Southeast Asia

www.asaimsea.com

History and General Information

USSEC Southeast Asia has a primary office located in the Republic of Singapore with four regional offices located in Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Philippines. The Singapore office also extends its efforts into Malaysia. The American Soybean Association opened the Singapore office in 1979 to serve the Southeast Asia region. Upon its formation in 2005, USSEC assumed responsibility for these offices. All of USSEC's operations in this region are marketed under the ASA-IM brand.
Southeast Asia is a growth market for soybeans and soybean meal ranking as the U.S.'s 5th and 3rd, respectively, largest export customer worldwide. The crushing and soyfood industries will continue to rely on soybean imports to meet their needs as local production in the region is static. The feed and livestock industries are expected to grow by a healthy 10-15% over the next few years. This will drive increasing demand for soybean meal; and as poultry, livestock, and aquaculture producers become larger and more technically sophisticated, that demand will shift increasingly to higher quality dehulled soy meal. The use of full-fat soybean meal is also an expanding market.

Director - John Lindblom


Latest News

08/06/2010 - Soy in Aquaculture Promoting Soy Feeds With Tilapia Demonstration in The Philippines

07/23/2010 - Southeast Asian Aquaculture Program Getting Good Reviews in Indonesia



Contact Information

U.S. Soybean Export Council
541 Orchard Road
#11-03 Liat Towers
Republic of Singapore 238881
tel: 65.6737.6233
fax: 65.6737.5849

Taiwan

www.asaimtaiwan.org

History and General Information

The American Soybean Association opened an office in Taipei, Taiwan in 1970. Upon its formation in 2005, USSEC assumed responsibility for this office. All of USSEC's operations in this region are marketed under the ASA-IM brand. Taiwan is a small island located to the south eastern coast of China.
Because of limited arable land, Taiwan relies entirely on imports to satisfy its annual demands for 90 million bushels of soybeans.

Director - Anthony Thang


Latest News

07/16/2010 - Soy Food Processors in Taiwan Welcome USSEC’s Technical Assistance

07/09/2010 - USSEC Member Companies Help Promote U.S. Soy in Taiwan During 2010 Food Taipei



Contact Information

U.S. Soybean Export Council
6 Fl., #27, Chang An East Road
Section 1
Taipei 104
Taiwan
tel: 886.2.2560.2927
fax: 886.2.2568.3869