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.

What’s Happening at the American Soybean Association

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Learn About Our Key Issues

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

ASA Warns Against State Petitions that Threaten Domestic Soybean Markets

November 10, 2026

The American Soybean Association is warning against requests from several states with large petroleum interests that are petitioning for a rollback of Renewable Fuel Standard volumes. These requests, if acted on, would strike a major blow to domestic U.S. soybean markets and rural economies more broadly. Several governors petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency to waive... Keep Reading

Has Biofuel Demand Replaced Export Demand in U.S. Soybean Markets?

October 14, 2026

By ASA Economics Intern Taylor Gillit & ASA Chief Economist Scott Gerlt, PhD For decades, export demand was the primary driver of growth for the U.S. soybean industry. Recently, challenges in export markets have coincided with the rapid expansion of domestic demand for soybean oil used as a biofuel feedstock in renewable diesel and biodiesel.... Keep Reading

Soy Demand Rises to Meet Large Crop

August 13, 2026

End users expected to jockey for additional bushels from larger 2026 soybean acreage By Jacquie Holland, ASA Economist Soybean farmers and market watchers alike were salivating for USDA’s first look at farmer-surveyed yields ahead of the August 2026 Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report published late Wednesday morning. Yield turned out... Keep Reading