Production
Economist Provides Insight on U.S. Soybean Planting Report
The Prospective Plantings report provides the first official, survey-based estimates of U.S. farmers' 2018 planting…
Infrastructure
Ocean Freight Rate Declines, Helping U.S. Farmers
As a soybean surplus country, exports are important to the U.S., making it critical that the country continues to improve its transportation system to accommodate…
Demand
Turkey’s Attaché Post Sees Growing Soybean Needs Ahead
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) attaché office in Ankara, Turkey issued its Select Oilseeds and Products Annual Report in early March. In the report,…
Exports
Heavy Rains Close Key Brazilian Soybean Corridor
Heavy rains in February have resulted in the temporary shutdown of Brazil’s largest roadway – BR-163 – that has prevented shippers from moving soybeans from…
Soy Value Chain
Mark Your Calendar for the 2019 U.S. Soy Global Trade Exchange
U.S. soy industry stakeholders know the U.S. Soy Global Trade Exchange helps to build relationships between international buyers and U.S. exporters. Find out more about…
Demand
Slowing U.S. Ethanol Output Reduces Supplies of Distillers Dried Grains, Raising Demand for Soybean Meal
Eroding production margins have resulted in lower U.S. ethanol output in the last half of 2018. According to monthly National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) Grain Crushings…
Crushers
U.S. Soybean Processor Members Report Record Crush in January
The National Oilseed Processors Association (NOPA) issued its mid-month member crush and stocks report on Friday, February 15. The January data showed that members crushed…
Exports
February WASDE Mostly In-line with Expectations
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) resumed its monthly schedule of World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) on Friday. The report was the agency’s…
Exports
Mexico Nearly Doubles Export Commitments of U.S. Soybeans
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published its first tranche of weekly Foreign Ag Service (FAS) export data in six weeks on January 31st. The…
Transportation
Increasing Demand for U.S. Soybeans in Container Shipments
An aggregation of historical Federal Grain Inspections Services (FGIS) data shows that non-Chinese buyers have shown a growing preference for receiving U.S. soybeans in container…
Sustainability
SSAP-RED: U.S. Soy Farmers Commit to the Future
U.S. soybean farmers’ commitment to raising sustainable product has helped to earn even greater acceptance for U.S. Soy in the European market. On January 29,…
Aquaculture
U.S. Soybean Export Council Brings Southeast Asians to Greece for Offshore Aquaculture Tour
Since 2009, the International Soy in Aquaculture Program has been working to guide the development of industrial scale marine fish aquaculture in Southeast Asia, to…
Soybean Meal
Research Suggests Fermented Soybean Meal Could Replace Fishmeal
A team of international scientists from the U.S. and China have published their findings of a recent study that looked at the impact of substituting…
Supply Chain
El Niño Footprint Surfacing in South America, May Drift North
Ongoing dryness in major soybean growing regions of Brazil have been a feature in global oilseed markets in recent months as traders continue to mull…
Buyers
Dryness Casts Doubts on Size of Upcoming Brazilian Soybean Harvest
Market watchers have been following the development of a weak El Nino pattern in recent months, and its impact is beginning to be felt in…
Crushers
U.S. Soybean Processors Report Slowing Crush, Elevated Oil Yields in November
The National Oilseed Processors Association (NOPA) issued its mid-month member crush and stocks report on December 15. The November data showed that members crushed 4,544…
Buyers
Soy Industry Relationships Help Soy Producers and International Buyers “Grow Together”
Francisco Gonzalez values the close relationship he has with the American Soybean Association (ASA). Organizations like the ASA and USSEC have helped him learn about…