News Releases

ASA Stresses Trade-Enhancing Measures for WTO Talks

June 24, 1999

American Soybean Association (ASA) President Mike Yost called for the United States to move forward to promote trade liberalization through the World Trade Organization (WTO) Talks scheduled for this November and December in Seattle, Washington. ...

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ASA Criticizes Decision of Rail Grain Receivers to Import Soybean Meal, Believes Group May Be Losing $5 Per Ton on Deal

June 15, 1999

The American Soybean Association (ASA) criticized the decision of Rail Grain Receivers (RGR) to import as much as 75,000 metric tons of soybean meal (the equivalent of nearly 3.5 million bushels of soybeans) from Brazil ...

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ASA Calls for End to Three Decades of Recurring Nightmare from Unilateral Economic Sanctions on Agricultural Commodities

June 10, 1999

American Soybean Association (ASA) President Mike Yost called for the United States to stop the damage to agriculture caused by use of economic sanctions. During his June 9 testimony before the House Agriculture Committee, Yost ...

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ASA Welcomes Biodiesel Rules Release from Department of Energy

May 20, 1999

The American Soybean Association (ASA) is pleased with the interim final rule to allow public vehicle fleets to earn credits under the Energy Policy Act (EPACT) of 1992 by using a blend of 20 percent ...

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ASA Appeals to Congress for Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Agriculture

May 11, 1999

The American Soybean Association (ASA) is urging congressional leaders to address the needs of American agriculture in today’s Conference Committee on emergency supplemental appropriations legislation for FY99. ASA is requesting that Congressional Conferees include $2.8 ...

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