The 2016 China Feed Amino Acids and Feed Raw Material Implication Symposium (CFARIS) was conducted on March 30. USSEC is a sponsor of this activity, which draws over 300 feed industry professionals. The conference provides an excellent audience to convey the U.S. Soy industry’s messages about the superior nutritional value of U.S. soybean meal.
USSEC director and American Soybean Association (ASA) vice president Kevin Scott, a South Dakota soybean producer, participated in the conference. In addition to presenting information on the advantages of U.S. soybean meal, other topics presented to the Chinese feed industry included the U.S. Soy Sustainability Assurance Protocol (SSAP) and the need for the Chinese feed industry to advocate on behalf of the safety of biotechnology in China.
Paul Burke, USSEC Regional Director - North Asia, made a presentation on China - U.S. Soy supply, quality, and opportunity outlook. The four topics in his presentation focused on supply and demand for global soybean and corn; how U.S. soybean products contain more available amino acid than those of other origins; the SSAP; and the advantage of biotechnology.