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Specialty U.S. Soy Database Adds 2024 Data, including New Varieties  

The newly enhanced Specialty U.S. Soy Database is updated with the fifth year of data featuring nearly 500 soybean varieties, with several dozen new varieties.  Additionally, this resource includes information…

U.S.-China Agricultural Trade Cooperation Forum Held in Shanghai, Continuing a New Chapter of Agricultural Exchanges Between the Two Countries

The U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC), the U.S. Grains Council (USGC), and the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Foodstuffs, Native Produce and Animal By-Products (CFNA) hosted…

ASA, USSEC & WISHH Receive Additional Grant from USDA FAS Regional Agricultural Promotion Program

WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 20, 2024 — The American Soybean Association, ASA’s World Initiative for Soy in Human Health program, and the U.S. Soybean Export Council are pleased to be recipients of…

Soybean Meal Exports Set New Record in 2023/24 Marketing Year  

CHESTERFIELD, Mo., Dec. 5 — U.S. Soy remains America’s No. 1 agricultural export, adding $31.2 billion to the U.S. economy in marketing year (MY) 2023/24. While total soy export volumes…

Cultivating Connections and Gathering Influencers

As one of the world's top economies, Germany serves as an economic engine in the European Union.1 Within agriculture, that economy includes a robust feed and livestock industry, where the…

Updated U.S. Soy Sustainability Assurance Protocol Reaches FSA Gold Level Equivalent

ST. LOUIS, MO – August 12, 2024-The newly updated U.S. Soy Sustainability Assurance Protocol (SSAP) has achieved a gold level equivalency against the Sustainable Agriculture Initiative Platform’s Farm Sustainability Assessment…

Expanding Horizons: U.S. Soybean Meal's Role in Global Growth

U.S. soybean crushing capacity is growing. In 2023, three crush plants expanded operations and a new plant opened in North Dakota, and plans are underway for 12 new soybean crushing…

Specialty U.S. Soy Database Brings Updated Soybean Varieties, User-friendly Enhancements

The newly enhanced Specialty U.S. Soy Database features nearly 300 soybean varieties, with over 20 updated varieties, and includes information on how to source U.S. identity preserved (IP) soybeans and…

Ag Supply Chain Asia (ASCA) Conference 2024: Driving Sustainable Agricultural Excellence

Event facilitated transactions and negotiations of an estimated 1.5 million metric tons of U.S. agricultural products. The AG Supply Chain Asia (ASCA) Conference recently took place in Bangkok, highlighting sustainability…

Thai Feed Mill Association and U.S. Soybean Export Council Sign MoU to Advance Sustainability in Thailand’s Feed Ingredients Industry

Bangkok, Thailand – The Thai Feed Mill Association (TFMA) and the U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to support and advance the sustainable sourcing practices…