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USSEC Examines Market Opportunities for U.S. Soy in the European Union
USSEC recently contracted Paul Smolen, a grain and soymeal trader, to identify emerging opportunities for U.S. soy in the European market. Smolen met with feed compounders, poultry, swine and dairy…
USSEC Promotes High-Oleic Soy to Mexican Oil Refinery
USSEC recently met with staff at Coral International, a soybean oil refinery in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, that refines more than 14,000 metric tons of U.S. soy oil each year…
U.S. Grower Leaders to Travel to Barcelona for Sustainable Trade Conference
Representatives from USSEC, the United Soybean Board and the American Soybean Association will join executives from international soy trading companies in Barcelona Oct. 23-24 to discuss sustainable soy trade. This…
Report Shows U.S. Soybean Residue Below Market Standards
Each year, USSEC contracts the Kansas City USDA National Grain Center, formerly known as the GIPSA Technical Center, to analyze the chemical residue of 100 soybean samples. The samples represent…
Iowa Soybean Association Website Highlights Chinese Trade Team
In September, a delegation of 16 Chinese soybean buyers, sponsored by USSEC and the Iowa Soybean Association, toured Wayne Fredericks Farm in Mitchell County, Iowa, and the Osage Co-op Elevator. The delegation was touring the states…
USSEC Offers Risk Management Seminars in Southeast Asia
USSEC recently collaborated with the Singapore branch of the World Poultry Science Association (WPSA) to host a seminar on risk management practices in the value chain. More than 30 WPSA…
USSEC Promotes Use of Soy in Colombia’s Largest Swine Operation
USSEC recently provided technical assistance to Cervalle, one of Colombia’s largest swine operations. The company owns more than 8000 sows, a deboning facility producing 2400 pork carcasses each week, as…
USSEC Promotes U.S. Soy to Korean Poultry and Swine Industries
USSEC recently attended the Non-Ruminant Nutrition Forum in Korea where participants discussed the economics of swine production, specifically nutrition and waste management. Hyung Suk Lee, USSEC animal utilization director, met…
USSEC Meets with Top Korean Feed Mills to Promote U.S. Soy Meal
USSEC recently conducted meetings with three feed mill members of the Korea Feed Association (KFA) to discuss the current soy meal supply and demand situation and to promote the value…
USSEC Promotes Soy-Based Fish Feeds in Dominican Republic
USSEC recently provided technical assistance to aquaculture producers in the Dominican Republic while promoting the use of soy-based feed formulations. USSEC contractors Jairo Amezquita and Pedro Pablo Lora met with…