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USSEC China Promotes the Benefits of U.S. Soy in Swine Production
USSEC conducted two swine and feed seminars in collaboration with feed companies Shanghai Xinnong, Jiangsu Wanruida and Beijing Dorun. Participants included 380 producers in Zhengzhou, Henan Province and Jinan, Shandong…
Bynes Joins USSEC as Process Management Coordinator
Patricia Bynes joined USSEC as Process Management Coordinator. Reporting to Rich Greene, Chief Administrative Officer, Bynes will be heading a cross-functional task force charged with ensuring that USSEC processes and…
Proper Disposal of Treated Seed Prevents Export Disruptions
As the planting season ends, growers are reminded that pesticide treated seeds in grain shipments must the prevented. Because many countries that import U.S. soy have very strict rules forbidding the…
USSEC Promoted U.S. Soy at Expo ANTAD in Guadalajara, Mexico
On March 13 - 15, USSEC participated in the Expo ANTAD trade show in Guadalajara in order to promote soybean products. USSEC consultants Jorge Martinez, Nayeli Vilanova and Pedro Gonzalez represented…
USSEC Conducts Focus Groups to Determine Preferences of Mexican Consumers toward Soybean Oil Brand
USSEC consultants Pedro Gonzalez and Alejandro Cota conducted focus group sessions in the four Mexican cities of Mérida, Villahermosa, Guadalajara and Hermosillo to determine the consumer perspective of a particular…
USSEC Attends ASA Board Meeting in D.C.; Focus on Farm Bill, Crop Insurance, Trade
USSEC staff attended ASA's Board of Directors meeting in Washington, D.C. this week where ASA members spearheaded ASA’s strategic plan on a wide range of issues affecting soybean farmers nationwide…
Farmers Approve USSEC’s Proposed Marketing Plan for 2014
A group of 19 farmers from the United Soybean Board (USB) and the American Soybean Association’s (ASA) Trade Policy and International Affairs (TPIA) Committee gathered in Washington, D.C. March 14…
USSEC Participates in First Vessel Comparison Study Between United States and China
The first Vessel Comparison Study (VCS) was conducted at Tacoma Export Marketing Company (TEMCO) in the Seattle/Tacoma, Washington area from February 22-March 2, 2013. This study is the implementation of…
USSEC Takes Part in World Biofuels Congress in the Netherlands
USSEC Technical Issues Director Kim Nill accompanied USB Director Doug Winter to the World Biofuels Congress in Rotterdam, Netherlands, where Mr. Winter delivered a presentation explaining how U.S.-origin soybeans are…
USSEC Keeps Working to Promote Use of Soy in Korean Fish Feed
USSEC provided technical assistance on the utilization of soybean meal (SBM) to Daebong LF, an aqua feed mill in Jeju, South Korea. Daebong is currently evaluating the quality of SBM…