News Releases

The American Soybean Association congratulates Richard Fordyce on his confirmation as USDA Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation (FPAC), Dudley Hoskins as USDA Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs (MRP), and Dr. Scott Hutchins as USDA Under Secretary...

Today, the Environmental Protection Agency published a proposed rule on the treatment of small refinery exemptions for compliance years 2023–2025. The rule offers two options for reallocation: 100% or 50% of exempted renewable fuel volumes. The American Soybean Association strongly...

The American Soybean Association today expressed cautious optimism following the Make America Healthy Again Commission’s release of the Make Our Children Healthy Again Strategy and thanked the administration for increasing engagement with agricultural stakeholders since the May report. The strategy...

The American Soybean Association applauds today’s vote in the U.S. House of Representatives to reauthorize the U.S. Grain Standards Act (USGSA) ahead of the September 30, 2025, expiration of key provisions. ASA has been actively engaged in advancing the USGSA,...

Today, President Trump signed an Executive Order implementing the U.S.–Japan Trade Agreement. Included in the agreement are provisions for Japan to make $8 billion in annual purchases from the United States, including food and agricultural products. While U.S. soy already...

Today, the American Soybean Association thanked the Environmental Protection Agency for its work to address the significant backlog of small refinery exemptions the agency inherited. EPA’s actions will create greater certainty for the biofuel value chain and support the largest...

The American Soybean Association’s World Initiative for Soy in Human Health and Sejfarms Consult Limited are building on their three-year partnership by signing a Memorandum of Understanding for strengthened collaboration to advance Nigeria’s fish production. The MOU recognizes the significant...

Farmers can’t afford casual trade policies when China walks away from U.S. soy By the American Soybean Association China is the world’s largest soybean buyer, and the competition is nowhere close. Over the last five soybean marketing years, China has...

 The American Soybean Association is urging President Trump to prioritize soybeans in U.S.-China trade talks, warning that retaliatory tariffs are shutting American farmers out of their largest export market going into the 2025 soybean harvest. In a letter sent today to the...

The American Soybean Association is pleased to announce that Madelyn Derks has joined the association’s Washington, D.C., office today as Director of Government Affairs. She will oversee ASA’s regulatory portfolio, including crop protection tools, agricultural biotechnology, environmental regulations, and other key issues....