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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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 Welcomes 45Z Updates Supporting U.S. Soybean Farmers, Biofuels

September 9, 2026

The American Soybean Association welcomed actions this week from the U.S. Department of Energy and Internal Revenue Service that provide greater clarity and usability for the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit, an important tool for supporting domestic biofuel production and demand for U.S. soybeans. DOE updated the 45ZCF-GREET model to incorporate carbon intensity adjustments for... 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

The Hidden Cost of Outdated RFS Assumptions for Soybeans: $0.33 a Bushel

July 9, 2026

By Omid Karami, ASA Senior Economist, & Matt Herman, Iowa Soybean Association Chief Officer, Advocacy & Demand "The Stone Age did not end because the world ran out of stones, and the Oil Age will not end because we run out of oil." This line, often attributed to a former Saudi oil minister, captures a... Keep Reading