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Year-to-Date Exports 2012-10-18

Soybeans Metric tons: 4.7 million Bushels: 172.8 million Soybean Meal Metric tons: 267,500 Bushel equivalents: 9.8 million Soybean Oil Metric tons: 26,100 Bushel equivalents: 957,000 Total: Metric tons: 4.9 million…

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…

Japan Market Intelligence - Special Report

Japanese trading companies and the Asia-bound grain trade ASA-IM - Special…

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…

Year-to-date Exports 2012-10-04

Soybeans: Bushels: 75.4 million Metric Tons: 2.1 million Soybean Meal: Bushels: 309.6 million (equiv.)  Metric Tons: 8.4 million Soybean Oil: Bushels:  21.4 million (equiv.) Metric Tons: 582,400 Soybean marketing year: September 1 - August 31  Soybean meal…

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…