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Filipino Soybean Importers Visit Washington Processing Plants, Minnesota Farms
A delegation of soybean importers from the Philippines visited processing plants in Washington State and soybean farms in Minnesota in mid-October to gain a better understanding of how soybeans are…
Soy Demand in China Expected to Reach New Heights
The U.S. soy industry anticipates that Chinese soy imports will reach record highs in the 2013-2014 market year, which spans from September 2013 through August 2014. This demand is the…
USSEC Celebrates Successful Grass Carp Fingerling Demonstration with Extruded SPC Feed in China
USSEC recently celebrated the successful completion of a feeding demonstration of grass carp fingerling production with extruded soy protein concentrate (SPC) feed at the Qingyuan Holdone Fish Stock Company of…
USSEC Conducts Workshop about Soy Ingredients in Meat Processing in Colombia
USSEC recently held the Soy Ingredients in Meat Processing Workshop (CLAPE) in Bogota, Colombia. This event was attended by 22 participants from different Colombian companies that consume U.S. soybean protein…
USSEC Promotes Amino Acid Content of U.S. SBM to Korean Feed Industry
USSEC has been tracking amino acid content in imported soybean meal analyzed by Korea Feed Association (KFA). To date in 2013, KFA has analyzed amino acids in three cargoes of…
USSEC’s Dr. P. E. Vijay Anand Receives National Recognition/Appreciation from CLFMA of India for Contributions to the Indian Animal Feed and Aquaculture Industries
USSEC Country Director - India Dr. P. E. Vijay Anand received an Award of Appreciation at the Compound Livestock Feed Manufacturers Association (CLFMA) of India’s 55th National Symposium on September…
Soy Checkoff Establishes Value Task Force
The soy checkoff recently established a Value Task Force to explore methods to increase the overall value that U.S. farmers receive from their soy crops. The task force was founded…
USSEC Rolled Out Ground Work Feature
At the beginning of the growing season, USSEC rolled out Ground Work, a feature on the USSEC website, which provides periodic updates from soybean farmer leaders describing how they tackle…
USSEC Holds Swine Nutrition Workshop in Bucharest
USSEC held a swine nutrition workshop in Bucharest, Romania. Attendees included Romanian nutritionists and feed industry representatives. USSEC consultants and swine nutrition experts Dr. Jean Noblet of INRA, France and…
USSEC Conducts Family Business Workshop in Mexico
USSEC recently conducted a workshop on family businesses for a group of feed manufacturers in Guadalajara, Mexico. An estimated 80% of feed manufacturers in Mexico, accounting for the largest share…