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USSEC, Illinois QSSB Members Meet with Japanese Transportation Leaders

USSEC and members of the Illinois Soybean Association (ISA) recently traveled to Japan to better understand the transportation capabilities and logistics of U.S. soy shipments and identify future opportunities for…

USDA Market Development Funding Clears Important Hurdle in Washington

The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture's (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) alerted USSEC today that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has apportioned the total Fiscal Year 2013 funding for…

USSEC Releases White Paper on Nutritional Value of U.S. Soybean Meal

According to a white paper released by USSEC, the United States soybean industry enjoys high soil fertility, proper climate, excellent plant genetics, and outstanding crop management from farm to port…

USSEC Recognizes Minnesota’s Contribution To International Marketing Efforts

USSEC staff attended the 2013 Minnesota Ag EXPO in Mankato to express the organization’s appreciation of Minnesota’s contribution to international marketing efforts. Randy Mann, Chairman of the Board, USSEC, and…

China's Growing Urbanization Means Growing Need for U.S. Soy

Chen Xiwen, deputy director of the Leading Group on Rural Work under the Central Committee of Communist Party of China, recently noted that the consecutive harvests China enjoyed over the past…

Philippines Tilapia Cage Grower Adopts USSEC LVHD Cage Culture Technology

The JIW Tilapia Cage Farm, owned by Mr. Fernando Algozo in Sampalok Lake, Philippines, adopted USSEC’s Low Volume High Density (LVHD) cage culture technology in his commercial farm after a…

USSEC Participates in the First Asian World of Healthy Flavor Conference

USSEC was among the sponsors at the first Asian World of Healthy Flavor conference, organized by the Culinary Institute of American (CIA) and Harvard School of Public Health (SPH). Collaborating…

U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC) Extends Name To International Operations

The U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC) is extending the use of the USSEC name internationally.  The organization operated as American Soybean Association - International Marketing (ASA-IM) outside of the United…

USSEC Introduces Effective Marine Fish Farming Practices in Vietnam's Mekong Delta

USSEC initiated a program on effective marine fish farming practices to demonstrate the use of soy to optimize floating fish feed  in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. USSEC is focusing on…

Only U.S. Soybeans Are Used By New Soybean Meal Producer in the Philippines

USSEC’s efforts to promote the use of full fat soybean meal (FFSBM) have resulted in the launching by Sunmade Inc. of its newly installed FFSBM extrusion facility in the Philippines…