Indian Monsoon Improving After a Slow Start
Earlier this summer, we had highlighted what was a poor beginning to India’s annual Southwest Monsoon season. As a reminder, India’s Meteorological Department (IMD) tracks…
South Dakota Soybean Farmers Promote Exports Beyond China
With China buying less U.S. soybeans, South Dakota farmers are hosting trade missions to help increase sales with existing customers and also find new export…
Trade Program Used to Open New Soybean Export Markets
U.S. soybean farmers are using Ag Trade Program funds from the trade aid package to expand export markets with existing and new customers. South Dakota…
Growing U.S. Soy’s Presence in Global Markets
With all eyes on the continuing trade tensions between the U.S. and China, it's important to remember that the U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC), the…
U.S. Soy Exporters Capitalize on Changing Trade Patterns
Logistics for most products is a ratable service because the origination, destination and quantity shipped are all known. For agricultural goods and commodities in general,…
Japan Attaché Provides Glimpse of 2019/20 Oilseed Outlook
USDA’s Post in Tokyo published its Oilseeds and Products Annual report, which provided insights for the upcoming 2019/20 marketing year. In the report, the Post…
Weaker Currency Offsetting Higher Brazilian Truck Freight Rates
One factor that will eventually help U.S. soybean farmers obtain a higher soybean price is higher Brazilian truck freight rates increasing the Brazilian soybean port…
Chinese Customers Hear about U.S. Soy Advantage at China Food Bean Exhibition
The U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC) works with customers in multiple global markets to present the advantages of U.S. food beans to soyfood processors and…
U.S. Soybean Crush Rates Likely Slowed by Logistics in May
The National Oilseed Processor Association (NOPA) issued its monthly soybean crush and stocks data on June 17. NOPA members were able to process 4.213 million…
Increased U.S. Competition Slows Argentina Soy Product Exports
Gustavo Idígoras, president of Argentina’s oilseed processing group CIARA, estimated that the country’s soybean crush would fall by 15 percent in 2019 as increased competition…