Infrastructure

IMO 2020 Regulation Could Increase Diesel Cost

Alan Barrett|Nov 18, 2019

For agriculture, fuel cost is extremely important because it factors into the farming operation’s profit as a direct cost, derived cost, and transportation cost. The…

Around the World

U.S. Soy Works with Global Partners to Access Innovations and Markets

USB Staff Writer|Nov 17, 2019

U.S. Soybean Farmers Address Common Challenges by Joining Global Oilseed Producers Farmers face pressures to reduce input costs, fight herbicide and fungicide resistance, and continuously…

Around the World

Trade Dispute’s Long-Term Impact

Alan Barrett|Nov 14, 2019

Doane Advisory Services’ International Report, which includes 10-year forecasts for soybeans, coarse grains, corn, wheat, cotton, and rice for 17 countries or major regions worldwide…

Events

Buffers, U.S.A. Finds Value in U.S. Soy Global Trade Exchange

USSEC Staff Writer|Oct 8, 2019

Buffers, U.S.A. is a company that provides solutions to eliminate moisture and condensation during the shipping and receiving process. Jeanine Luthra says that through attending…

Sustainability

Brazilian Farmers Weigh Trade, Weather Ahead of Planting Season

Rob Hatchett|Oct 4, 2019

As the U.S. market focuses on the weather as soybeans move into the final development stages of growth, Brazilian farmers are eyeing key factors that…

Sustainability

Argentine Farmers Mull Politics, Weather Ahead of Planting Season

Rob Hatchett|Oct 1, 2019

While early soybean plantings have already begun in Brazil, farmers in Argentina face a later start as it is further from the equator and thus…

Exports

Brazil Northern Arc Exports Changing the Electrical Grid

Alan Barrett|Oct 1, 2019

Nowhere is the impact of increasing Brazil soybean exports felt more than the “Northern Arc.” Brazil is the largest soybean exporter and second largest corn…

Infrastructure

U.S. Soybean Crushings Steady in August

Rob Hatchett|Sep 27, 2019

The National Oilseed Processor Association (NOPA) issued August soybean crush and stocks data on Monday, September 16. According to the data, NOPA member soybean processing…

Exports

Changes in Soy Import and Consumption Data by Geographic Regions

John Baize|Sep 15, 2019

Periodically, it is worthwhile to take a look at changes in soybean and soymeal trade and consumption changes by geographic regions, rather than specific country…

Exports

Brazil Rail Projects Impacting Soybean Exports

Alan Barrett|Sep 13, 2019

Like the U.S., Brazil’s public roads and waterways are publicly funded. Unlike the U.S. where railroads fund much of its own track improvements, Brazil railroads…