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

In Wake of Fresh Tariffs, ASA Urges Administration to Quickly Negotiate with Countries Facing Higher Tariffs—Including China Phase 2

April 3, 2025

Farmers’ fates rely on creating new market access opportunities, swiftly removing tariffs While it was not unexpected, the resulting cloud of concern following the administration’s tariff announcement is not without fallout—in the form of continued market uncertainty, the threat of lost business to existing soy markets due to potential tariff retaliation, price increases on inputs... Keep Reading

USDA Reports: Despite Smaller 2025 Acres, Smaller Q2 Soy Usage Weighs on Soy Prices

April 3, 2025

By Jacquie Holland, ASA Economist Prospective Plantings reflect negative 2025 soy margins Despite forecasting lower acreages to be planted for soybeans in 2025, USDA’s Prospective Plantings report published Monday, March 31, offered little support for new crop November 2025 soybean futures prices. U.S. farmers told USDA they expect to plant 83.5 million acres of soybeans... 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