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Buyers

Celebrating National Soyfoods Month with U.S. Soy

Will McNair|Apr 26, 2021

This month, the U.S. soy industry celebrates both National Soyfoods Month and Earth Day. The two go hand-in-hand. The theme of Earth Day 2021 is…

Marketplace

Redefine, Revisit, Readjust, Reboot: How Pandemic Pivots May Benefit the Soy Foods Market

Linda Funk|Apr 26, 2021

The United States Soybean Export Council (USSEC) compiles and shares information about emerging trends with a potential for increasing the demand for U.S.-grown soybeans. April…

Ground Work

Ground Work 2021: Making Progress Between Alabama Rains

Wendy Yeager|Apr 16, 2021

We have gotten quite a bit of rain this spring. That means our fields are wet, so getting them ready for planting is going slower…

Marketplace

April 2021 WASDE: Soy Inventories Maintained, but Tight

Jen Del Carmen|Apr 12, 2021

The U.S. Soybean Export Council hosted its exclusive World Agricultural Supply and Demand (WASDE) briefing on April 11. The WASDE is a monthly report published…

Animal Nutrition

Annual Attaché Report Optimistic for Chinese Soybean Demand

Rob Hatchett|May 6, 2020

USDA’s FAS attaché Post is predicting higher demand for soybeans in China, which would potentially be a positive development for U.S. Soy.

Exports

China Poised to Boost Domestic Reserves

Rob Hatchett|Apr 28, 2020

China is looking to boost its domestic reserves of soybeans and U.S. Soy may be the answer.

Animal Nutrition

U.S. Soy Provides Shelf-Stable Protein for the World in Uncertain Times

Linda Funk|Apr 23, 2020

The quality and reliability of U.S.-grown soy make it a logical choice not only for nourishing the growing global population, but also a practical choice…

Animal Nutrition

Chinese Officials Signal Rebound from African Swine Fever

Rob Hatchett|Dec 10, 2019

The African swine fever (ASF) epidemic that has decimated Chinese pig populations by an estimated 40 to 60 percent appears to show some signs of…

Innovation

China Gives Greenlight to Genetically Modified U.S. Soybean Varieties

Rob Hatchett|Jan 9, 2019

According to an announcement made on China’s agriculture ministry’s website, five new varieties of genetically modified (GM) seeds have been approved for shipment to China…

Around the World

China State Buyers Return to U.S. Soybean Market as Trade Talks Continue

Rob Hatchett|Jan 3, 2019

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) daily export sales reporting system has confirmed recent rumors that top soybean buyer China had secured almost 3 million…