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USSEC Hears SWOT Analysis For Indonesian Finfish Aquaculture Industry

Although Indonesia is an archipelagic country with the second longest coastal line after Canada and with a seawater area of nearly 100,000 square kilometers, Indonesian aquaculture production only contributes about…

USSEC Hosts Nebraska Field Day

USSEC hosted Nebraska Field Day on August 18, just one day after the U.S. Soy Global Trade Exchange had concluded in Omaha. The field day provided international customers with an…

Turkey’s Largest Soybean Importers and Crushers Visit Cargill Soy Crushing Plant in Kansas City

A delegation from Turkey, including the country’s two largest soybean importers and crushers (Abalioglu Yağ Sanayi ve Tic. A.S.) visited Cargill’s crushing and biodiesel plant in Kansas City during their…

Major Tunisian Customers Visit U.S., Attend U.S. Soy Global Trade Exchange

Two customers representing major Tunisian soybeans importing companies visited the U.S. August 14 -19. Maher Affes, general manager of Carthage Grain crushing plant and Mourad Hassen, general manager of NUTRIMIX/Green…

USSEC Holds Short Seminar on Pricing and Risk Management of Soybean Meal in Mexico

Earlier this year in Aguascalientes, Mexico, USSEC consultants conducted trade and technical service for producers and grain merchandisers in the area. At the invitation of the Bartlett’s CEO in Mexico…

USSEC Welcomes New USB CEO

The United Soybean Board (USB) has named Polly Ruhland as its new chief executive officer (CEO) effective November 1. “We look forward to continuing our collaboration with USB under Polly’s…

Taiwan Agricultural Trade Goodwill Mission to Visit U.S.

The biennial Taiwan agricultural trade goodwill mission will visit the U.S. in September. A Letter of Intent between the Taiwan Vegetable Oil Manufactures Association (TVOA) and USSEC will be signed…

USSEC Holds 5th U.S. Soy Global Trade Exchange in Omaha

USSEC, together with the Midwest Shippers Association (MSA), hosted the U.S. Soy Global Trade Exchange / Midwest Specialty Grains Conference & Trade Show August 15 – 17 in Omaha, Nebraska…

Chinese Buyers Ink $1.5 Billion of Contracts Prior to U.S. Soy Global Trade Exchange

A trade delegation from China, representing more than 10 companies, opened the U.S. Soy Global Trade Exchange by signing contracts worth more than $1.5 billion of U.S. Soy. China remains…

USSEC Holds Board Meeting in Omaha

USSEC’s board of directors met prior to the U.S. Soy Global Trade Exchange on August 14 in Omaha, Nebraska. Chairman Jim Miller kicked off the meeting by addressing an approved…