MEETING THE DEMANDS OF A GROWING WORLD

The American Soybean Association (ASA) represents U.S. soybean farmers on domestic and international policy issues important to the soybean industry. ASA has 26 affiliated state associations representing 30 soybean-producing states and more than 500,000 soybean farmers.

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ASA continually works on a number of policy, trade and regulatory issues affecting the future of soy. Click on issues of interest for ASA’s position, background info, and information links.

Latest News

Ragland to ITC: 2,4-D an Essential Tool for Soybean Farmers

April 1, 2025

Not all herbicides are created equal – and not all effective herbicides remain on the market. Thus is the problem faced by hundreds of thousands of soybean and other farmers across the country. Farmers need access to multiple products from multiple sources, including 2,4-D. In testimony to the U.S. International Trade Commission, which conducts investigations... Keep Reading

Quiet March WASDE report offers little relief to soy markets

March 13, 2025

By Jacquie Holland, ASA Economist The markets largely yawned at the March 2025 World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report published Tuesday. While no major supply revisions were expected by USDA, the resulting usage adjustments did little to revive new crop (2025) soybean futures prices that had previously fallen to a two-month low on trade... Keep Reading

Down to the wire: How Close are Farmers to Endangered Species Act Compliance?

January 23, 2025

EPA’s Herbicide and Insecticide Strategies seek to protect nature—a priority shared by agriculture. But farmers will be on the hook for compliance. By Jacquie Holland, ASA Economist Author’s note: An earlier version of this article failed to account for non-irrigated fields being eligible for three points. The updated version includes a correction to the point... Keep Reading