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WASDE Supply and Demand Update: August 2020

Mac Marshall|Aug 17, 2020

Mac Marshall, United Soybean Board Vice President of Market Intelligence, provided his take on the August 2020 WASDE report.

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Market Intelligence Monthly – July 2020

Mac Marshall|Aug 13, 2020

USB VP Mac Marshall provides a breakdown of the July 2020 WASDE.

Infrastructure

U.S. Soy Details Value Chain Resiliency during Ag Talks Iowa Town Hall

Jen Del Carmen|Aug 11, 2020

USSEC CEO Jim Sutter took part in a virtual AgTalks town hall on July 30. He described collaboration across the ag industry during the pandemic…

Infrastructure

Dredging Project Readies Mississippi River for Efficient Soy Transportation

Paul Murphy-Spooner|Aug 3, 2020

United Soybean Board-funded research is used to inform a dredging project in the Mississippi River, which will improve freight-based transportation of soybeans and create a…

Infrastructure

Barge Market Update

Alan Barrett|Jul 23, 2020

The Inland Mississippi River System, an important aspect of the U.S. transportation system, helps to ensure the reliable supply of U.S. Soy.

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Long-Term World Soybean Outlook

Alan Barrett|May 27, 2020

Doane recently updated the International Agriculture Outlook report, which includes ten-year forecasts of harvested area, yield, production, utilization, per capita consumption and net trade of…

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Parana Riverbank Collapses

Alan Barrett|May 19, 2020

The bank collapse of Argentina’s Parana River coupled with water levels at 50-year lows are currently making that country’s ag exports difficult. U.S. Soy has…

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Marketing Expert Describes Impact of Black Swan Events on Soy Industry

USSEC Staff Writer|May 15, 2020

The U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC) hosted a global digital conference including a session by Emily French, ConsiliAgra, about how the global soybean market is…

Exports

Soybean Shipments First Quarter are Down

Alan Barrett|Apr 22, 2020

U.S. soybean inspections and shipments are down in the first quarter of 2020, but the full impact of the Phase I deal with China is…

Infrastructure

Barge Industry Consolidation

Alan Barrett|Mar 17, 2020

As predicted last year, the oversupply of barges and higher operational costs are taking a toll on barge companies and have led to American Commercial…