September 20, 2024
By Virginia Houston, ASA Director of Government Affairs In the world of soybean trade, it is hard to overstate the importance of China as a customer. Our trading partners are, of course, all critical to ...
February 24, 2023
By Jim Sutter, CEO, U.S. Soybean Export Council U.S. soybean farmers decided years ago that international markets are important. They opened their first international office in Japan in 1956 and since then have been busy working ...
July 27, 2022
By Jason Jenkins When U.S. soybean farmers chat about international trade at the local coffee shop, it’s not unusual for China to dominate the conversation. After all, the world’s most populous nation is also the ...
By Scott Gerlt, ASA Chief Economist A natural question to ask is, “Why would a country trade if it can produce a product at home? After all, doesn’t the domestic industry provide jobs and income?” ...
By Karey Claghorn, USSEC Executive Director of Marketing, Communications and Operations With a mission to maximize the utilization, value and access to markets of U.S. soy around the world, the U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC) ...
